| Accession Number | P03404.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c November 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6365 Private (Pte) Cecil Percy Mallett, A Company, 18th Battalion. Pte ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6365 Private (Pte) Cecil Percy Mallett, A Company, 18th Battalion. Pte Mallett, of Burwood, NSW, was serving with the 40th Infantry, AMF, when he enlisted in the AIF on 30 October 1916. He embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916. Pte Mallett was probably fighting in the battle of Broodseinde when he was wounded in the leg by either shrapnel or bullets and was taken to the 10th Casualty Clearing Station, near Zonnebeke, Belgium, by the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance. He died on admission on 5 October 1917, aged 22, and is buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery near Poperinghe.