Accession Number | P12111.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Muntz Studios |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Malvern |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) William Jenkin, 7th Battalion and his wife Enid ...
Description
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) William Jenkin, 7th Battalion and his wife Enid Alston Beresford Jenkin. A surveyor prior to enlisting in the Australian Infantry Force, 2nd Lt Jenkin embarked from Melbourne on 1 April 1916 on HMAT Suffolk. He was killed in action at Purbricks Sap, on the Bapaume road, Pozieres on 19 August 1916.