| Accession Number | P08680.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 9534 Sapper (Spr) Robert Power, 11th Field Company Australian Engineers, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 9534 Sapper (Spr) Robert Power, 11th Field Company Australian Engineers, of Ballarat, Vic. A prospector prior to enlistment he embarked with No.4 Section from Outer Harbor, SA on board HMAT Suevic (A29) on 31 May 1916. On the morning of the 6 June 1917, at "Stuff Camp" Pont Nieppe, Spr Power was instantly killed by a shell which landed in the camp, he was 42 years of age. Spr Power is buried at the Nieppe Communal Cemetery, France.