Portrait of 5540 Private (Pte) William Blackadder, 26th Battalion of Cairns, Qld. A native of ...

Accession Number H12727
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made At sea
Date made c 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of 5540 Private (Pte) William Blackadder, 26th Battalion of Cairns, Qld. A native of Berwick, Scotland, Pte Blackadder was employed as a storeman prior to enlistment. He embarked with the 15th Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Clan MacGillivray on 7th September 1916. He was killed in action in France on 26th March 1917 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial