| Accession Number | P09291.093 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1692 Private (Pte) Harry Fred Heinrich, 50th Battalion from Canowie Belt, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1692 Private (Pte) Harry Fred Heinrich, 50th Battalion from Canowie Belt, South Australia shown wearing an armband with the letters S B indicating that he was a stretcher bearer. A 27 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 17 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 11 April 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas. Shortly after arriving in Egypt, he joined the 50th Battalion and went with them to France in June 1916. He was wounded in action on 15 August 1916 but rejoined the battalion the next day. While serving in Belgium, he was awarded a Military Medal for great courage and energy in attending to the wounded during fighting on Broodseinde Ridge on the night of 18/19 October 1917. After being wounded in action at the battle for Villers-Bretonneux, France on 25 April 1918, he died from his wounds at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station on 1 May 1918. Pte Heinrich is buried in the Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France.