| Accession Number | P08624.374 |
|---|---|
| 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 3618 Private George Henry Simpson 19th (later 2nd) Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3618 Private George Henry Simpson 19th (later 2nd) Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Berrima (A35) on 12 December 1915. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 25 July 1916, aged 32. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.