| Accession Number | P10427.018 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Lemaire Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Liverpool |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3254 Private Walter Henry Coulter, 3rd Battalion
Description
Studio portrait of 3254 Private (Pte) Walter Henry Coulter, 3rd Battalion. A pastry cook from Ashfield, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Coulter embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 2 November 1915. Subsequently transferring to the 53rd Battalion and then to the 56th Battalion, he was wounded in action and, on 20 July 1916, aged 23, he died as a result of his wounds and was buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France.