Accession Number | P09078.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 4586 Private (Pte) Godfrey George Switzer, 9th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4586 Private (Pte) Godfrey George Switzer, 9th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. A labourer prior to enlistment he embarked on board HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 31 January 1916. Pte Switzer was killed in action on 1 October 1917. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.