| Accession Number | P08882.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2631 Private (Pte) John Roxburgh, 38th Battalion, of Manly, NSW. Pte ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2631 Private (Pte) John Roxburgh, 38th Battalion, of Manly, NSW. Pte Roxburgh, a gas stoker prior to enlisting in September 1916, embarked from Sydney with the 5th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9 November 1916. He was wounded in action in France by a gun shot wound to the leg on 20 July 1918, and was invalided to England aboard the hospital ship HMAT Warilda. On 3 August 1918 the Warilda was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Le Havre, France. Pte Roxburgh and 124 others died. He was 33 years of age.