| Accession Number | P11519.011 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
"To Mother with best wishes & respects from Sergt W & Pte J A Watters." Studio portrait of 313 ...
Description
"To Mother with best wishes & respects from Sergt W & Pte J A Watters." Studio portrait of 313 Private (Pte) John Allen (Jack) Watters, 41st Battalion (left) and an unidentified Sergeant. A labourer from Cairns, Queensland prior to enlistment, Pte Watters embarked with A Company from Sydney on HMAT Demosthenes on 18 May 1916. Whilst serving in Belgium he was killed in action on 5 October 1917, aged 23, and buried near where he fell. Following the Armistice his remains could not be recovered and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. The Sergeant was thought to have been his brother, 1822 Pte William Henry Watters, however this is not supported by their service records. This image is from the collection of 507 Pte John Thomas Frederickson, 2nd Machine Gun Company.