| Accession Number | P08624.369 |
|---|---|
| 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 4279 Private John McNamara, 30th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A miner prior to ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4279 Private John McNamara, 30th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A miner prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard SS Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916. He was killed in action on Passchendaele Ridge , Belgium on 12 October 1917, aged 31. He has no known grave and he is remembered with honour on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.