| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P08156.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 190 Private (Pte) Septimus Clive Fishwick, 24th Battalion. A turner of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 190 Private (Pte) Septimus Clive Fishwick, 24th Battalion. A turner of Ballarat, Vic, he embarked with A Company from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. After completing further training in Egypt, Pte Fishwick went ashore at Gallipoli with the 24th Battalion on 4 September 1915. The next 16 weeks were spent sharing duty in the Lone Pine trenches with the 23rd Battalion. Following the end of the Gallipoli campaign he proceeded to France in March 1916. In August 1916 Pte Fishwick was evacuated to the Australian Military Hospital at Harefield, England, suffering from a shrapnel wound to the left foot. Rejoining his unit in France in April 1917, he was appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal (LCpl). LCpl Fishwick was hospitalised several more times over the following year, suffering from gun shot and gas shell wounds. Promoted to the rank of Corporal (Cpl) in February 1918, he rejoined his battalion in July. While taking part in the counter offensive at Mont St Quentin, Cpl Fishwick was killed in action on 1 September 1918.