Melbourne, Vic. c. 1914. Studio portrait of 1519 Private (Pte) Arthur Duncombe King, 1st ...

Accession Number P03151.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Melba Studio
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made c 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Melbourne, Vic. c. 1914. Studio portrait of 1519 Private (Pte) Arthur Duncombe King, 1st Australian Machine Gun Corps. Pte King enlisted on 29 December 1914 and was killed in action, aged 24, on 4 October 1917 in Belgium. He was one of four brothers who served overseas during the First World War, only two returned to Australia.

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