Portrait of 2268 Private (Pte) George Joseph Rayner (who enlisted as George Rayner on 15 July ...

Accession Number P03449.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of 2268 Private (Pte) George Joseph Rayner (who enlisted as George Rayner on 15 July 1915) 2nd Pioneer Battalion of Footscray Vic. Pte Rayner was killed in action on 5 October 1918 while taking part in the battle around Montbrehain, the last infantry action of the First World War in which Australians took part.

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