| Accession Number | P09719.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2282 Private (Pte) Roy Frederick Stirling, 40th Battalion. A storeman of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2282 Private (Pte) Roy Frederick Stirling, 40th Battalion. A storeman of Hobart, Tasmania, Pte Stirling embarked on 21 October 1916 with the 4th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Port Melbourne (A16). Between March and April 1917 he attended the Musketry School of Instruction in Tidworth before being posted overseas to France. Pte Stirling was killed in action on 13 October 1917 in Belgium. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.