| Accession Number | P10739.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Photographic copy of a reverse-painted glass portrait of 6566 Private (Pte) William James Gawith, ...
Description
Photographic copy of a reverse-painted glass portrait of 6566 Private (Pte) William James Gawith, 25th Battalion. A farmer from Lyra via Stanthorpe, Queensland prior to enlistment, Pte Gawith embarked with the 19th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 February 1917. Whilst serving in France he was wounded in action and, on 2 September 1918, aged 25, he succumbed to his wounds and was buried in an isolated shell hole just east of Mont St Quentin. His remains were later recovered and re-interred in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. The reverse-painted surround to this photograph includes a portrait of the King and the words "For King" and "For Country" on either side.