| Accession Number | P10181.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Sarony |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5636 Private (Pte) John Henry Robinson, 20th Battalion. A farmer from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5636 Private (Pte) John Henry Robinson, 20th Battalion. A farmer from Gilgandra, NSW, before enlistment at the age of 19, he embarked from Sydney with the 15th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 9 September 1916. Pte Robinson was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, on 2 May 1917. A statement made by 5623 Pte C. G. McArthur, 20th Battalion, states: "An enemy shell landed in the midst of our party and I saw Pte Robinson hit by the shell in the left thigh, leg and left shoulder. He was last seen by me in the hands of a 19th Battalion stretcher bearer [and] his wounds in my opinion were serious." He has no known grave.