| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Liverpool |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01650.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Liverpool |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2816 Private (Pte) Allan Gowans, 53rd Battalion. Pte Gowans, an Aboriginal ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2816 Private (Pte) Allan Gowans, 53rd Battalion. Pte Gowans, an Aboriginal serviceman, enlisted on 29 June 1915 and embarked for active service aboard HMAT Argyllshire on 30 September 1915. He was promoted to the rank of lance corporal on 11 January 1918 and was wounded in action on 1 September 1918, receiving a gun shot wound to the face and chin. He was evacuated to hospital in England and was returned to Australia on 8 January 1919, and discharged, medically unfit on 25 July 1919.