Studio portrait of 2270 Private (Pte) Roger Nicholson Hall, 42nd Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. ...

Accession Number P08368.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker Unknown
Date made 1917
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 2270 Private (Pte) Roger Nicholson Hall, 42nd Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. A bank accountant prior to enlistment he embarked on HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 11 May 1917. Pte Hall was killed by an enemy sniper whilst on patrol on the morning of 28 May 1918. He is buried in the Military Cemetery near Blangy-Tronville (Somme) France.