Accession Number | P08743.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph William Costin, 9th Battalion, of Paddington, Qld. An ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph William Costin, 9th Battalion, of Paddington, Qld. An electrical engineer prior to enlistment he embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Omrah (A5) on 24 September 1914. Lt Costin was killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 23. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.