Studio portrait of 1966 Private (Pte) Percy Henry David Allengame, 32nd Battalion, of Tailem ...

Accession Number P12020.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made c 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 1966 Private (Pte) Percy Henry David Allengame, 32nd Battalion, of Tailem Bend, South Australia. A linesman prior to enlistment, he embarked for overseas service with the 3rd Reinforcements aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 7 February 1916. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France in mid-June 1916. Pte Allengame was reported missing in action after the Battle of Fromelles on 20 July 1916 and was subsequently determined to have been killed in action on that day. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France. He was aged 24 years.