| Accession Number | P09291.350 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c December 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4274 Private (Pte) Amyas Edgar William Smith, 10th Battalion. A butcher from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4274 Private (Pte) Amyas Edgar William Smith, 10th Battalion. A butcher from Echunga, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 11 January 1916 aboard HMAT Borda (A30) for Egypt. On 26 February 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Smith was hospitalised with illness in late July and rejoined his unit in late September 1916. Pte Smith was killed in action at Noreuil on 2 April 1917. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. He was aged 24 years.