Studio portrait of 3812 Private (Pte) William Dunstan, 23rd Battalion, of Ballarat, Vic. A ...

Accession Number P09481.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker McGeehan, R W
McGeehan, R W
Place made Australia: Victoria
Date made 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 3812 Private (Pte) William Dunstan, 23rd Battalion, of Ballarat, Vic. A blacksmith prior to enlistment, he embarked from Melbourne with the 9th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Warilda (A69) on 8 February 1916. Pte Dunstan served on the Western Front and was killed in action on 21 September 1917. He was 21 years of age.