Studio portrait of 2219 Private (Pte) Roy Davidson of Eden, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in ...

Accession Number P06286.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Crown Studios
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made c 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 2219 Private (Pte) Roy Davidson of Eden, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in June 1915, Pte Davidson served with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front, and was reported missing at Pozieres sometime between the 22 and 25 July 1916. Pte Davidson's remains were never found, however it is believed that he was killed by a shell alongside two other members of the battalion.

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