| Accession Number | P08624.317 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 7609 Private David Ernest Wolff (known as David Wolff), 1st (later 13th) ...
Description
Studio portrait of 7609 Private David Ernest Wolff (known as David Wolff), 1st (later 13th) Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Marathon (A74) on 10 May 1917. He was killed in action, on 4 July 1918, near Hamel, France, aged 22. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. Pte Wolff's brother, 3506 Sergeant Arthur Carlson Wolff (P08624.318), was killed in action on 3 May 1918.