Accession Number | P05301.166 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
Date made | c 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 1997 Private (later Lance-Sergeant) Abel Skinner, 25th Battalion of Casino, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1997 Private (later Lance-Sergeant) Abel Skinner, 25th Battalion of Casino, NSW. Son of James and Rachel Skinner. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 16 August 1915. He was killed in action on 5 November 1916 in France, aged 23. He is buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, France.