| Accession Number | P09291.418 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c October 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4393 Private (Pte) Harry Witherick Baxendale, 32nd Battalion. A grocer from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4393 Private (Pte) Harry Witherick Baxendale, 32nd Battalion. A grocer from Westbourne Park, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 November 1916 aboard HMT Afric (A19) for Plymouth, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France to join his battalion on the Western Front near Grevillers in mid-April 1917. Pte Baxendale was wounded in action near Lagnicourt, France on 12 May 1917 and died of these wounds two days later at No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. He was aged 22 years.