Description
Studio portrait of 2891 Private (Pte) Walter George Smith, 9th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of South Yarra, Vic. Pte Smith enlisted on 5 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 10 September 1915. On 24 February 1916 he was transferred to the 59th Battalion and on 2 May 1916 he was transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion. Pte Smith was killed in action on 30 September 1917 and is buried at St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c September 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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