Pre enlistment studio portrait of 1981 Private (Pte) Edwin John Wensor, 55th Battalion, of ...

Accession Number P08890.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Print
Maker Unknown
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Pre enlistment studio portrait of 1981 Private (Pte) Edwin John Wensor, 55th Battalion, of Singleton, NSW. A jeweller prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on board Barambah (A37) on 23 June 1916. Pte Wensor was killed in action while serving on the Western Front on 26 September 1917, he was 19 years of age. Pte Wensor is buried at the Aeroplane Cemetery, Belgium.