Accession Number | H05813 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 29811 Gunner Robert James O'Hara, 119th Howitzer Battery from Blackburn, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 29811 Gunner Robert James O'Hara, 119th Howitzer Battery from Blackburn, Victoria. A 31 year old orchardist prior to enlisting on 23 February 1916, he embarked for overseas from Melbourne on 3 October 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas. Shortly after his arrival in England, he was admitted to Hospital where he died of meningitis on 29 December 1916. Gunner O'Hara is buried in the Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, UK.