| Accession Number | P10427.014 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Crown Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Chaplain 4th Class David De Venny Hunter. A native of Banbridge, Ireland, ...
Description
Studio portrait of Chaplain 4th Class David De Venny Hunter. A native of Banbridge, Ireland, Chaplain Hunter was a Methodist minister from Ballina, NSW prior to enlistment, and embarked from Sydney on HMAT Anchises on 24 August 1916. Later, whilst attached to the 55th Battalion, he was returning from visiting troops in the front line when he was killed by shell fire at Glencorse Wood on 28 September 1917, aged 41, and was buried in the Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium.