Accession Number | P06415.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 25 August 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 29117 Driver (Dvr) Charles Harold McDonald, Australian Field Artillery, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 29117 Driver (Dvr) Charles Harold McDonald, Australian Field Artillery, of Armidale, NSW. He has inscribed the photograph, "Always smiling! Love from Charles McDonald 25th Aug 1917". A bank clerk prior to enlistment on 1 June 1916, Dvr McDonald embarked from Sydney on 30 September 1916 on HMAT Aeneas. He was killed in action in France on 30 July 1918 while serving with the 1st Divisional Ammunition Column.