| Accession Number | P09291.495 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c October 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 570 Private (Pte) Robert McArthur, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Brompton ...
Description
Studio portrait of 570 Private (Pte) Robert McArthur, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Brompton Park, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with B Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1918 aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) for Suez. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France during June 1916. Pte McArthur was hospitalised for three weeks in late January 1917 due to an accidental injury while acting as the Company cook. He attended the Anzac Cookery School in late September that year. Pte McArthur was wounded in action near Vaux-sur-Somme on 28 May 1918 and died of these wounds later that day at 8th Australian Field Ambulance. He was aged 30 years.