Description
Studio portrait of 6978 Private (Pte) Allan James Forsyth, 2nd Battalion of Cootamundra, NSW. He is wearing ribbon in his battalion's colours on the epaulettes of his uniform. A farmer prior to enlistment he embarked with the 13th Reinforcements on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9 November 1916. Pte Forsyth died of wounds in France on 11 September 1918, he was 25 years of age. Pte Forsyth is buried at La Chapelette British Cemetery Peronne, France.
Details
Accession Number
P08329.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Toned black & white print
Credit Line
Donor S Armstrong
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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