| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide, Brompton Park |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P11664.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of brothers 5523 Sapper (Spr) Arthur William Boundy, 13th Field Company Engineers ...
Description
Studio portrait of brothers 5523 Sapper (Spr) Arthur William Boundy, 13th Field Company Engineers (left), and 33500 Gunner (Gnr) Cornelius Albert Boundy, 4th Field Artillery Brigade (right). Spr Arthur Boundy, a farm hand from Brompton Park, South Australia, enlisted on 9 August 1915 and embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Berrima (A35) on 17 December 1915. He served in France and died of disease on 10 November 1918 aged 23. Gnr Cornelius Boundy, a labourer from Brompton Park, SA, enlisted on 1 October 1915 and embarked from Victoria aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 11 May 1917. He too served in France and he too died of disease on 23 February 1919 aged 28.