Accession Number | P09113.009 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 401 Private (Pte) Herbert Ernest Charles Doust, 33rd Battalion of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 401 Private (Pte) Herbert Ernest Charles Doust, 33rd Battalion of Wellingrove, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting in January 1916, Pte Doust embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Marathon (A74) on 4 May 1916. He was killed in action at Messines, Belgium, on 8 June 1917. Pte Doust was 24 years of age.