| Accession Number | P09291.231 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5070 Private (Pte) Edgar James Natt (left) and 5061 Pte Charles Edwin Mold, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5070 Private (Pte) Edgar James Natt (left) and 5061 Pte Charles Edwin Mold, 32nd Battalion. Pte Natt, a porter from Payneham, and Pte Mold, a machine moulder from Gawler, South Australia, embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 22 December 1917 aboard HMAT Ulysses for Egypt. The reinforcements then travelled by sea to Taranto, Italy, then via rail to Cherbourg, France, before crossing The Channel to Southampton, England. After training with the 14th Training Battalion they both joined the 32nd Battalion on the Western Front near Corbie, France, in early May 1918. Pte Mold was killed in action on 20 June 1918 near Corbie and is buried in the Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette. He was aged 27 years. Pte Natt returned to Australia for discharge on 30 October 1919.