| Accession Number | P10414.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 13645 Private (Pte) Robert Allan Roberts, Army Medical Corps. A locomotive ...
Description
Studio portrait of 13645 Private (Pte) Robert Allan Roberts, Army Medical Corps. A locomotive fireman from Nambour, Qld prior to enlistment, Pte Roberts embarked with the General Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Kanowna on 29 March 1916. Whilst serving with the 6th Australian Field Ambulance in France he was wounded in action and, on 7 April 1918, aged 23, he died as a result of his wounds and was buried in the Worloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Diaries written by Pte Roberts are held in the National Collection of the Australian War Memorial at PR04829.