| Accession Number | P05301.282 |
|---|---|
| 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 2533 Pte (later Sgt) Walter Thomas Cornish, 13th (later 10th Field Artillery ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2533 Pte (later Sgt) Walter Thomas Cornish, 13th (later 10th Field Artillery Brigade) Battalion, of Orange, NSW, son of Philip Thomas and Frances K. Cornish of Arncliffe, NSW, brother of 346 Gnr (later Sgt) Edmund Thomas Cornish, killed in action on 8 August 1918. A railway porter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 August 1915. He died on 22 September 1917, at the 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium from wounds received in action earlier that day, aged 22. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.