| Accession Number | H05483 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 6291 Private (Pte) Alfred Jasper Bennett, farm hand, of Black Rock, Victoria. He ...
Description
Portrait of 6291 Private (Pte) Alfred Jasper Bennett, farm hand, of Black Rock, Victoria. He enlisted in the 22nd Battalion on 1 November 1916 and embarked on HMAT Hororata on 23 November 1916 for Plymouth, England before joining the unit in France on 19 May 1917. Pte Bennett was wounded in action at Westhoek Ridge, near Ypres, and died two days later, on 20 September 1917 in the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, aged 23 years.