| Accession Number | P08624.458 |
|---|---|
| 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 2682 Private Percy Thomas Ainsworth, 38th Battalion of Fairfield, NSW. An ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2682 Private Percy Thomas Ainsworth, 38th Battalion of Fairfield, NSW. An ironworker prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9 November 1916. He was wounded in action on 8 June 1917 during the Potteries-Messines, Belgium offensive and died later that day at the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, aged 22. He is buried in the Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.