| Accession Number | P05413.046 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 15220 Private Robert Gordon Duncan Knox, 14th General Hospital, Army Medical ...
Description
Studio portrait of 15220 Private Robert Gordon Duncan Knox, 14th General Hospital, Army Medical Corps of Millthorpe, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Karoola (A63) on 19 August 1916. On 25 December 1916, he was drowned while in Cairo, Egypt, aged 24. He is buried in the Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. His sister, Sister Hilda Mary Knox, Australian Army Nursing Service died of illness in France on 17 February 1917, aged 33. (see B02957).