| Accession Number | P08624.417 |
|---|---|
| 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 77 Private (later Trooper) Donald Edward Stewart, 1st Australian Light Horse ...
Description
Studio portrait of 77 Private (later Trooper) Donald Edward Stewart, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment of South Kensington, NSW. A wool classer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Star of Victoria (A16) on 20 October 1914. He died of appendicitis in hospital at Alexandria, Egypt on 6 August 1915, aged 26. He is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.