| Accession Number | P08624.424 |
|---|---|
| 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 1413 Driver (later Shoeing Smith) William James Hamilton Lowe, 12th Light ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1413 Driver (later Shoeing Smith) William James Hamilton Lowe, 12th Light Horse Regiment (later 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron) of Grudine via Mudgee, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Uganda (A66) on 20 November 1915. He was killed in action on 28 August 1918, near Jericho, Palestine, aged 24. He is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.