Accession Number | P08624.368 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of Lieutenant James John McGrath, 36th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant James John McGrath, 36th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A professional soldier, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana (A72) on 13 May 1916. He was killed in action on top of Cambridge Avenue, Armentieres, France on 21 January 1917, aged 38. He is buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France