| Accession Number | P08783.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Riley, Sidney |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 32044 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Jarvis, 38th Battery, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 32044 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Jarvis, 38th Battery, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, of Kogarah, NSW. Formerly a plumber, Gnr Jarvis enlisted on 8 October 1916 and embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917. He served on the Western Front where he was killed in action on 8 August 1918, during the battle of Amiens, aged 25.