| Place | Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Fromelles, Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P08524.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Cavalchini, Alfredo Luigi Stefano Francesco Maria |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1968 Private (Pte) Colin Henry Arnott, 30th Battalion, from Laurieton, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1968 Private (Pte) Colin Henry Arnott, 30th Battalion, from Laurieton, NSW. A 21 year old labourer prior to enlistment on 27 September 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 16 February 1916. Pte Arnott was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 20 July 1916. After the war his grave could not be located and he was commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France. In 2008 a burial ground was located at Pheasant Wood, France containing the bodies of 250 British and Australian soldiers including Pte Arnott. All of the remains were reburied in the newly created Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery. At the time of the official dedication of the new cemetery on 19 July 2010, ninety-six of the Australians, including Pte Arnott, had been identified through a combination of anthropological, archaeological, historical and DNA information. Work is continuing on identifying the other remains relocated from the burial ground and buried in the new cemetery as unknown soldiers.