| Accession Number | P09291.487 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3783 Pte Alfred George Chatfield, 32nd Battalion, of Hackney, SA. A horse ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3783 Pte Alfred George Chatfield, 32nd Battalion, of Hackney, SA. A horse driver before enlisting on 7 August 1916, he embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Commonwealth on 21 September 1916 with the 9th Reinforcements. He was hit by a shell and killed in action on 1 August 1918, on the Bray-Corbie Road opposite Morlancourt, France, while serving with 6 Platoon, B Company. He was 34 years old.