| Accession Number | P08624.050 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3806 Acting Sergeant (later Private) Wilton Campbell Gamack, 19th Battalion of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3806 Acting Sergeant (later Private) Wilton Campbell Gamack, 19th Battalion of Mackay River, NSW. A clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Runic (A54) on 20 January 1916. He was killed in action on 6 November 1917 on the Zonnebeke road near Passchendaele Ridge,Belgium, aged 22. His body was not found and he is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.