| Accession Number | P09291.239 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2306 Private (Pte) Cyril Cameron Arthur Neilson, 9th Light Horse Regiment. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2306 Private (Pte) Cyril Cameron Arthur Neilson, 9th Light Horse Regiment. A farmer from Petina, South Australia, prior to enlistment, and according to his service file "he was anxious to get to the front", so transferred to the 32nd Battalion in June 1916 with the service number 3600 and then embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to join his battalion on the Western Front near Dernancourt, France. Pte Neilson was killed in action near Mont St Quentin, France, on 30 July 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. He was aged 20 years.