| Accession Number | P08624.371 |
|---|---|
| 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 1805 Private John Poxon 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery of Lidcombe, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1805 Private John Poxon 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery of Lidcombe, NSW. A wagon builder prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Orsova (A67) on 2 December 1916. He was wounded in action near Proyart, France, on 27 August 1918. Pte Poxon died of wounds in the 55th Casualty Clearing Station, France on 28 August 1918, aged 31. He is buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.