Studio portrait of 401 Private (Pte) Herbert Ernest Charles Doust, 33rd Battalion of ...

Accession Number P09113.009
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.