Studio portrait of VX15796 Corporal (Cpl) John Arthur Metson, 2/14 Battalion, of St Kilda, Vic. ...

Accession Number P09353.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital file TIFF
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of VX15796 Corporal (Cpl) John Arthur Metson, 2/14 Battalion, of St Kilda, Vic. Metson was a salesman prior to enlisting in May 1940. He served in the Middle East from November 1940 to January 1942. In August 1942 he arrived in New Guinea and was promoted to the rank of Corporal. Cpl Metson was killed in action on 4 October 1942, aged 24.