| Accession Number | P06901.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of three brothers. Left to right, 476 Corporal (Cpl) William De Boynton, 26th ...
Description
Group portrait of three brothers. Left to right, 476 Corporal (Cpl) William De Boynton, 26th Battalion; 4544A Private (Pte) Francis De Boynton, 13th Battalion; and 3132 Private (Pte) Arthur De Boynton, 45th Battalion; all of Drake, NSW. Cpl William De Boynton, a labourer before he enlisted on 23 April 1915, embarked from Brisbane with B Company on HMAT Ascanius on 24 May 1915. He was killed in action in France on 29 July 1916, at the age of 29. Pte Francis De Bonyton was a farmer before enlisting on 21 August 1915. He embarked from Sydney on the RMS Osterley with the 14th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, on 15 January 1916. On 4 March 1916 he was transferred to 23rd Battalion. He was killed in action in France on 9 August 1916 at the age of 20. Pte Arthur de Boynton, a dairy farmer before he enlisted on 1 November 1916, embarked on 25 November 1916 from Sydney on HMAT Beltana with the 8th Reinforcements. He was killed in action in Belgium on 10 June 1917 at the age of 24.