| Accession Number | P09253.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Freeman |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Lieutenant Robert Stuart Bowman, D Battery, 18 Division Artillery, Royal Field ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant Robert Stuart Bowman, D Battery, 18 Division Artillery, Royal Field Artillery. Bowman, a resident of Singleton, NSW, born Pelham, NSW on 17 July 1890, enlisted with the British artillery on 4 September 1915 because Australia lacked heavy artillery. On 17 July 1916 his battery, located between Mountauban and Mericourt, was hit by a German shell. He noted in his weekly letter home, 'shell killed Captain Wagner, hit Griffin in leg. Broke my thigh, I crawled into ditch. More shells came over killing men and horses.' Lieutenant Bowman took almost four months to recover and after leave in London, was posted to the North West Frontier in September 1917 and participated in the Third Afghan War of 1919, arriving back in Australia on 20 March 1920. (See REL41911 to REL41913).