Accession Number | H05799 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 669 Private (Pte) Joseph Benjamin Harold Walden, 18th Battalion from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 669 Private (Pte) Joseph Benjamin Harold Walden, 18th Battalion from Alexandria, NSW. A 22 year old carpenter prior to enlisting on 5 February 1915, he embarked for overseas with B Company from Sydney on 25 June 1915 aboard HMAT Ceramic. After joining the battalion at Gallipoli, he was killed in action during the attack on Hill 60 on 22 August 1915. Pte Walden is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey with others who have no known grave.