Description
Studio portrait of Sergeant A. Stewart, killed in action during the First World War. Believed to be 750 Sergeant Arthur Oswald Stewart of Albion, Queensland. A salesman employee of Hoffnung & Co Ltd, Brisbane, prior to enlistment, he embarked with C Company, 25th Battalion on HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 29 June 1915. He was wounded at Gallipoli and rejoined his unit, then going on to fight on the Western Front. he was killed inaction at Pozieres, France, on 29 July 1916, aged 22 years. Image from a commemorative Honour Board with a group portrait and individual studio portraits of men who worked at Hoffnung & Co Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland and who served in the First World War.
Details
Accession Number
P03010.002
Photographer
Fred W Thiel
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Toned black & white print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Credit Line
Donor S Hoffnung
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
Units