| Accession Number | P07229.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of NX48127 Private (Pte) Athol Richard Povey of Queanbeyan, NSW. Enlisting in the ...
Description
Studio portrait of NX48127 Private (Pte) Athol Richard Povey of Queanbeyan, NSW. Enlisting in the Second AIF in September 1941, Pte Povey served with the 2/12 Field Ambulance. He was killed whilst on board the Australian hospital ship Centaur when it was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-177 and sunk off the Queensland Coast on 14 May 1943, aged 21.