Accession Number | P09358.003 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 2806 Private (Pte) Walter Edward Dalziell, 51st Battalion, of Maddington, WA. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2806 Private (Pte) Walter Edward Dalziell, 51st Battalion, of Maddington, WA. A carpenter prior to enlisting in July 1915, Pte Dalziell embarked from Fremantle with the 9th Reinforcements on board HMAT Hororata (A20) on 5 October 1915. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France between 14 and 16 August 1916, aged 21. Pte Dalziell was one of three enlisted brothers: 2650 Pte Ernest Rewell Dalziell, 48th Battalion, was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, on 11 April 1917; 2626 Sergeant George Christopher Dalziell, 16th Battalion, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and returned to Australia in 1919.