| Accession Number | P11403.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1915-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 344 Private (Pte) Wilfred Owen Gibbons, 42nd Battalion. Originally from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 344 Private (Pte) Wilfred Owen Gibbons, 42nd Battalion. Originally from Handley, England, Pte Gibbons was a station hand from Longreach, Queensland prior to enlistment and embarked with B Company from Sydney on HMAT Borda on 5 June 1916. Later wounded in action in Belgium, he succumbed to his wounds on 1 June 1917, aged 29, and was buried in the Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, France.