Portrait of 3318 Private Percy Roy Merrick, 19th Battalion Accession Number: AWM2017.616.1

Description

Studio portrait of 3318 Private (Pte) Percy Roy Merrick, a railway porter from Kiama, New South Wales, he enlisted with the 19th Battalion on 15 August 1915. Pte Merrick was wounded in action near Pozieres on 26 July 1916 and died from his wounds the next day on 27 July 1916. He was 21 years old.

Details

Accession Number
AWM2017.616.1
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Measurement
Overall: 50.4 cm x 39.1 cm
Image: 27.9 cm x 22.7 cm
Date Made
c 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Floyd
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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