| Accession Number | P09291.023 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1990 Private (Pte) Charles Gordon Smitham, 50th Battalion from Mile End, South ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1990 Private (Pte) Charles Gordon Smitham, 50th Battalion from Mile End, South Australia. A 31 year old police constable prior to enlisting on 1 April 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT Seang Bee. Following further training in England, he joined the 50th Battalion in France on 14 December 1916. Pte Smitham was killed in action at Messines, Belgium on 10 June 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium with others who have no known grave.