| Accession Number | P11473.027.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Melba Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 6504 Private (Pte) Ernest Kethro Green, 7th Battalion from Auburn, Victoria. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6504 Private (Pte) Ernest Kethro Green, 7th Battalion from Auburn, Victoria. A 26 year old journalist prior to enlisting on 4 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 21st Reinforcements from Melbourne on 2 October 1916 aboard HMAT Nestor (A71). Following further training in England, he proceeded to France where he joined the 7th Battalion in February 1917. Pte Green was wounded in action at Zillebeke, Belgium on 21 September 1917 and died of his wounds three days later. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. His brother, 2681 Pte Harold Nuttall Green (see image P11473.027.005), A Company, 60th Battalion also served in the First World War. The verso is inscribed "Pte Ernest Kethro Green (6504) 'A' Coy - 7th Batt. Machine Gun Section. Died of wounds 24th Sept 1917 at 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. Was among 600 A.M.C. men transferred to infantry prior to sailing on Oct 2/16."