Informal portrait of 5340 Private (Pte) James Alphonse Brady 16th Battalion, of Albany, WA, ...

Accession Number P08070.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital print
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

Informal portrait of 5340 Private (Pte) James Alphonse Brady 16th Battalion, of Albany, WA, formerly of Galway, Ireland. In the portrait he is wearing a uniform with sergeant's stripes. Pte Brady was a carpenter prior to enlisting in March 1916. He embarked on board HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 17 April 1916. Pte Brady served in Belgium and France and was killed in action at Bullecourt, on 11 April 1917. He was 34 years of age.