| Accession Number | P08774.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 846 Private (Pte) Albert Webb, of Northam, WA, (originally Swansea, South ...
Description
Studio portrait of 846 Private (Pte) Albert Webb, of Northam, WA, (originally Swansea, South Wales, UK) (seated) and 788 Pte Victor Frederick Hunt, of Bordertown, SA, both initially members G Company, 11th Battalion. They enlisted on 10 September 1914 and trained with the Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp. They embarked from Fremantle, WA, on board HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 2 November 1914. Pte Webb was killed in action on 15 May 1915, aged 25. He is buried at the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Pte Hunt was killed in action on 2 May 1915, aged 27. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on The Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.