| Accession Number | P09093.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5984 Private (Pte) John Henry Alexander Butters, 14th Battalion, of Lismore, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5984 Private (Pte) John Henry Alexander Butters, 14th Battalion, of Lismore, Vic. Formerlly a labourer, Pte Butters enlisted on 3 April 1916 and as a member of the 19th Reinforcements, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 1 August 1916. He served on the Western Front where he was captured during the first battle of Bullecourt on 11 April 1917. He spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war and was repatriated to England on 21 December 1918. He returned to Australia on 22 April 1919.