Studio portrait of 29 Private John Copeland, 27th (later 48th) Battalion of Adelaide, SA. A ...

Accession Number P08624.453
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 29 Private John Copeland, 27th (later 48th) Battalion of Adelaide, SA. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) on 31 May 1915. He was killed in action on 23 November 1916 during fighting at Bulls Road, Flers, France, aged 34. He is buried in the AIF Burial Ground, Flers, France.