Studio portrait of 2873 Private (Pte) Arthur Bedford Purser, 49th Battalion. A labourer prior to ...

Accession Number P11173.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Driver, Ada
Place made Australia: Queensland, Brisbane
Date made 1915-1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 2873 Private (Pte) Arthur Bedford Purser, 49th Battalion. A labourer prior to enlisting in June 1915, Pte Purser served with the 9th Battalion in the Middle East before transferring to the 49th Battalion. He was killed in action near Pozieres, France, on 4 September 1916.