| Accession Number | P06814.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Lemaire Studios |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4292 Private (Pte) Bernard Gately, 54th Battalion, of Goulburn, NSW. Enlisting ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4292 Private (Pte) Bernard Gately, 54th Battalion, of Goulburn, NSW. Enlisting in August 1915 with his younger brother 4293 Pte John Gately, Bernard Gately left Australia for Egypt with the 13th Reinforcements of the 2nd Battalion in December 1915. He was transferred to the 54th Battalion as part of the 'doubling-up' of the AIF in March 1916 and sent to France for service on the Western Front several weeks later. Bernard Gately was buried by a German shell whilst manning part of the Hindenburg Line during the Second Battle of Bullecourt on 15 May 1917. Killed on his 25th birthday, he has no known grave.