| Accession Number | P03280 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Reverse painted glass - frame |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Reverse painted glass framed portrait of Wallace Benjamin Giffin
Description
Reverse painted glass framed studio portrait of 2165 Private Wallace Benjamin (Wal) Giffin, 53rd Battalion. A labourer of Parkes, NSW, he enlisted on 2 March 1916 and sailed with the 4th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Vestalia on 11 July 1916. He was killed in action at Peronne on 1 September 1918, aged 21, and is buried at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.