Accession Number | H05509 |
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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 4239 Private Arthur Montague Smyth, 54th Battalion from Torrington, NSW. A 24 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4239 Private Arthur Montague Smyth, 54th Battalion from Torrington, NSW. A 24 year old railway fettler prior to enlistment on 14 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 13th Reinforcements from Sydney on 20 December 1915 aboard HMAT Aeneas. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 near Pozieres, France and is buried in the ANZAC Cemetery, Sailly-La-Lys, France.