| Accession Number | P09198.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Private NX95896 (Pte) Alfred Colin Myers, 2/33 Battalion, of Eltham, NSW, who ...
Description
Studio portrait of Private NX95896 (Pte) Alfred Colin Myers, 2/33 Battalion, of Eltham, NSW, who was a dairy farmer prior to enlisting in May 1942. The 2/33 Battalion arrived in New Guinea in September 1942. On 7 September 1943, at Jackson's Airfield, Port Moresby, a Liberator bomber crashed into the battalion's transport trucks. Sixty six men were killed and ninety two, including Pte Myers, were injured. Pte Myers died of his injuries on 8 September. He was 32 years of age.