| Accession Number | P08624.439 |
|---|---|
| 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 276 Private John Arthur Anderson, 14th Machine Gun Company of Smithfield, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 276 Private John Arthur Anderson, 14th Machine Gun Company of Smithfield, NSW. A pearl diver prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 1 May 1916. He was killed in action on 2 April 1917 as he was leaving a dugout near Louvreville, France, aged 21. Although he was buried near where he fell, post war, his grave was never located and he is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.