| Accession Number | P08967.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Grainsbrough |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of SX12820 Gunner (Gnr) James Jury Dadds, 2/7 Field Regiment, Royal Australian ...
Description
Studio portrait of SX12820 Gunner (Gnr) James Jury Dadds, 2/7 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery with his wife Nellie and their two sons Kenneth, aged 1 and Brian, aged 2. Gnr Dadds, a labourer from Magill, SA prior to enlistment, enlisted on 17 May 1941. Whilst serving in Egypt he died on 1 November 1942, aged 26, of wounds received in action and was buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery.