Accession Number | P11739.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Crown Art Studios Grafton |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Grafton |
Date made | 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1090 Private (later Sergeant) James Gordon, 3rd Battalion, of Tempe, NSW. Son ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1090 Private (later Sergeant) James Gordon, 3rd Battalion, of Tempe, NSW. Son of James and Eleanor Frances Gordon of Erskineville, NSW. A student prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20 October, 1914. He was killed in action on 22 July, 1916 at Pozieres, France, aged 21.