| Accession Number | P10536.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6537 Private (Pte) William Stanley Hewett, 13th Battalion. A locomotive ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6537 Private (Pte) William Stanley Hewett, 13th Battalion. A locomotive fireman from Auburn, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Hewett embarked with the 21st Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Ceramic on 7 October 1916. Later promoted to Corporal, he was killed in action on 6 August 1918, aged 27, and was buried in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France. Pte Hewett is wearing a coat (possibly borrowed) with four years of service stripes; he was in his third year of service when he was killed. See also P08624.257