| Accession Number | P10055.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2108 Private William Arthur O'Brien, 6th Infantry Battalion. A butcher prior ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2108 Private William Arthur O'Brien, 6th Infantry Battalion. A butcher prior to enlisting on 21 September 1914, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 22 December 1914. Pte O'Brien was wounded in action at the Gallipoli Peninsula on 8 May 1915, and died three days later, on 11 May, aboard hospital ship HMT Royal George. He was 21 years of age.