| Accession Number | P07088.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Ruskin Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre-enlistment studio portrait of 3428 Private (Pte) Charles James Stracey Chapple, 16th ...
Description
Pre-enlistment studio portrait of 3428 Private (Pte) Charles James Stracey Chapple, 16th Battalion, of Kalgoorlie, WA (orginally of Broken Hill, NSW). A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Chapple embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Fremantle on HMAT Benalla on 1 November 1915. On 7th February 1917 he was killed in action at Fleurs, France, aged 23.