Studio portrait of 4486 Private (Pte) Charles William Mercer, 18th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A ...

Accession Number P09778.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker Grace Bros
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 4486 Private (Pte) Charles William Mercer, 18th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A butcher prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 9 April 1916. Pte Mercer died of wounds in Belgium on 8 February 1919.