Description
Studio portrait of 3216 Private (Pte) Michael Patrick O'Loughlin, 45th Battalion, of Grenfell, NSW. A farmer before enlisting in September 1916, Pte O'Loughlin left Australia with the 8th Reinforcements in November 1916 for service on the Western Front. He was in a support trench known as Garter Point, near Polygon Wood, on 28 September 1917 when a German shell killed him instantly, age 24. He was buried nearby. However, the small cross marking his grave was lost, and Pte O'Loughlin's remains were never recovered.
Details
Accession Number
P06538.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Digital print
Credit Line
Donor P Clark
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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