| Accession Number | P05301.273 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 243 Private (Pte) Sydney Carl Joseph Giles, 5th Machine Gun Company, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 243 Private (Pte) Sydney Carl Joseph Giles, 5th Machine Gun Company, of Newtown, Sydney, NSW, son of John C and Sarah B. L. Giles. A storeman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 2 May 1916. He was killed in action in France on 14 November 1916, aged 24. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.