| Accession Number | P08624.350 |
|---|---|
| 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 2412 Private David Howarth, 29th (later 56th) Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2412 Private David Howarth, 29th (later 56th) Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 30 September 1916. He was killed in action, at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 26 September 1917, aged 21. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.