| Accession Number | P09291.354 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2485 Provisional Corporal William Norman Stephenson, 50th Battalion. A farmer ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2485 Provisional Corporal William Norman Stephenson, 50th Battalion. A farmer from Kainton, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 21 September 1916 aboard HMAT Commonwealth (A73) for Plymouth, England. On arrival at the 13th Training Battalion he reverted to the rank of Private (Pte) and then joined his battalion on the Western Front, France, in mid-December 1916. Pte Stephenson was wounded in action at Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, on 17 October 1917 and died of these wounds two days later. He was aged 27 years.