P05638.001 Accession Number: P05638.001

Description

Studio portrait of 1159 Private (Pte) George Beamish Swanton, 24th Battalion, of Werribee, Vic. Pte Swanton enlisted on 28 April 1915 and embarked on board HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915. He died of wounds on 28 July 1916 at Pozieres, France. Pte Swanton had two brothers who were also killed in action; 222 Pte John (Jack) Swanton, 2nd Battalion, enlisted on 27 August 1914 and was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 2 May 1915; and 2760 Pte Henry Swanton, 29th Battalion, enlisted on 5 March 1916 and was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 2 November 1916.

Details

Accession Number
P05638.001
Maker
Sears Studio
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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