Studio portrait of Private Harry H (Breaker) Morant, just before he left for South Africa with ...

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Accession Number A05311
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made c 1900
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of Private Harry H (Breaker) Morant, just before he left for South Africa with the 2nd Mounted Rifles from South Australia. Morant was executed at Pretoria Goal on 27 February 1902 by the British for his involvement in the killing of Boer prisoners.