| Accession Number | P09291.193 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 992 Gunner (Gnr) Robert Llewellyn Martin, 14th Field Australian Artillery ...
Description
Studio portrait of 992 Gunner (Gnr) Robert Llewellyn Martin, 14th Field Australian Artillery Brigade. A presser from Osborne Park, Western Australia, he enlisted as a Private in the 32nd Battalion which embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. Pte Martin transferred to the 14th Field Artillery Brigade as a Gunner on 15 March 1916. His unit relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Gnr Martin was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium, on 5 August 1917 and is interred in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery. He was aged 23 years.