| Accession Number | P08387.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
The Marlborough Post Card |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 692 Private (Pte) Andrew (Andy) Summers, 3rd Machine Gun Company, of Kyogle, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 692 Private (Pte) Andrew (Andy) Summers, 3rd Machine Gun Company, of Kyogle, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment, Pte Summers embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Suevic on 21 June 1917. He was wounded in action in France on 4 July 1918, and invalided to England. On 31 October 1918 he died of wounds and pneumonia at Oxford. He was aged 26.