| Accession Number | P03318.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
The Layland Studios |
| Date made | 1916 - 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4299 Private Robert Percival Staley, 7th Battalion. A farm labourer of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4299 Private Robert Percival Staley, 7th Battalion. A farm labourer of Maryborough, Victoria, he embarked on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915 with the 13th Reinforcements. A member of a mobile gun crew, he was killed on 15 April 1918, while standing up to shoot from a field post at a crossroad at Nieppe Forest, near Ypres. He was buried at the estaminet (inn) opposite top the field post, but no cross was erected. His grave was lost and in inquiries by the Red Cross Wounded and Missing Bureau, one eyewitness provided a map for the possible location of the grave.