| Accession Number | P05322.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Lemaire Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Liverpool |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3160 Private Charles Owen, 2nd Battalion. A railway porter of Burwood, NSW, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3160 Private Charles Owen, 2nd Battalion. A railway porter of Burwood, NSW, (originally of Manchester, Lancashire, England) he enlisted on 5 August 1915 and sailed with the 10th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Warilda on 8 October 1915. In December 1917 he was promoted to the rank of corporal. He died of mitral insufficiency on 17 March 1919 at Sutton Veny Hospital, Wiltshire, England and is buried in the Sutton Veny Churchyard.