| Accession Number | P09291.243 |
|---|---|
| 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 4069 Private (Pte) Arthur Henry Jeffery, 32nd Battalion. A farm hand from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4069 Private (Pte) Arthur Henry Jeffery, 32nd Battalion. A farm hand from Maylands, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Fremantle on 28 October 1916 aboard HMAT Port Melbourne for Devonport, England. Following training in England he joined his battalion on the Western Front near Racquinghem, France. Pte Jeffery was hospitalised in October 1917 due to accidental injuries received during training and rejoined his unit in early December. He was hospitalised a week later due to illness and rejoined his unit near Corbie, France, on 29 April 1918. Pte Jeffery was accidentally killed during a training exercise on 6 May 1918 and is buried in the Pernois British Cemetery. He was aged 20 years. His brother, 1052 Lance Corporal William Thomas Jeffery, 28th Battalion, initially served in Gallipoli and was subsequently killed in action near Pozieres, France, on 29 July 1916.