| Accession Number | P04082.015 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1999 Private (Pte) Herbert Francis Shearman, 3rd Reinforcements, 20th ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1999 Private (Pte) Herbert Francis Shearman, 3rd Reinforcements, 20th Battalion, of Wellington, NSW, aged 30 years. Pte Shearman enlisted on 22 June 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Runic on 9 August 1915. He transferred to the 18th Battalion at Anzac Cove on 29 September 1915. He died of wounds on 5 August 1916 after receiving shrapnel wounds to both shoulders during fighting at Munster Alley, France.