| Accession Number | AWM2016.538.13 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital pigment print |
| Maker |
Parke, Trent |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Ballarat |
| Date made | 2014 (printed 2016) |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 Period 2010-2019 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Private Roy Huggins 6522
Description
Photograph of the tree planted on the Avenue of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria, in recognition of the service of 6522 Private Roy Huggins, 8th Battalion. This photograph is from a series of 22 images taken by Trent Parke titled WW1 Avenue of Honour.
Artist's original caption: Private Roy Huggins 6522
8th Battalion A.I.F.
Enlisted: Aged 20 years 7 months: 4th July 1916 (No enquiry, K 12.2.17)
“He was killed by the same shell that wounded Simpkins, and was buried in the same cemetery. Some of the boys saw it in the paper in England about 7 or 8 weeks ago that he had been accidently killed.”
Informant, Pte. A.N.S. Aikman, 6458
8th Australians, C. Coy. H. St Grantully Castle
20th May 1917/ Australian War Memorial Archives
12.2.17: Wounded in Action France
Admitted: Fract. Skull & Compound Fract. R/Leg, France
12.2.17: Died of wounds received in Action, France
Casualty Form - Active service/National Archives of Australia