Studio portrait of 1191 Private (Pte) James Fenwick, 17th Battalion, of Helensburgh, NSW. A ...

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Accession Number P07317.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 1191 Private (Pte) James Fenwick, 17th Battalion, of Helensburgh, NSW. A grocer prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 16th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic on 7 October 1916. Pte Fenwick died of wounds in France on 16 April 1917, aged 24, and was buried at Grevillers British Cemetery, France.