| Accession Number | P10020.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Eden Studios |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Ballarat |
| Date made | c 1916-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6678 (6673) Private (Pte) Nelson McLean, 5th Battalion. A labourer in Horsham, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6678 (6673) Private (Pte) Nelson McLean, 5th Battalion. A labourer in Horsham, Victoria, before enlistment at the age of 19, he embarked from Melbourne with the 21st Reinforcements aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 2 October 1916. Whilst serving on the Western Front, Pte McLean was wounded in action in September 1917, but rejoined his unit the following month. Pte McLean died at the Casualty Clearing Station in Doingt, France, on 25 September 1918 after receiving multiple gun shot wounds in action the previous day. He is buried at Doingt Communal Cemetery.