| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P08168.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 114 Albert Harris Tasman Bender, 40th Battalion, of Hobart, Tas. A farm ...
Description
Studio portrait of 114 Albert Harris Tasman Bender, 40th Battalion, of Hobart, Tas. A farm labourer prior to enlistment, he embarked for service overseas with A Company from Hobart aboard HMAT Berrima on 1 July 1916. By December his battalion was serving in the trenches in France. Promoted to the rank of Corporal (Cpl) in April 1917, he was transferred to England to undertake further training with the 10th Training Battalion, Durrington, and later qualified as an assistant instructor at the Bombing School, Lyndhurst. Rejoining his unit in France in January 1918, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Sgt) on 9 March. During the German Spring Offensive at Morlancourt, Sgt Bender was wounded in action on 28 March 1918. He was admitted to the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital with gunshot wounds to the left side of his chest. Sgt Bender died of wounds on 30 March 1918, aged 28, and was buried at the Doullens Communal Cemetery, France.