| Accession Number | P03484.001 |
|---|---|
| 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
|
Studio portrait of 10356 Gunner (Gnr) Herbert Edwin Stear. A railway employee from Bendigo, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 10356 Gunner (Gnr) Herbert Edwin Stear. A railway employee from Bendigo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Stear embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade from Melbourne on HMAT Afric on 5 January 1916. Later wounded in the abdomen he was evacuated to hospital where, on 7 August 1917, he succumbed to his wounds and was buried in the Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium. See also DA12822.