| Accession Number | P08624.224 |
|---|---|
| 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 2102 Private John Thompson Arnot, 13th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A plumber ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2102 Private John Thompson Arnot, 13th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A plumber prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 22 August 1916. He was killed in action on 28 March 1918 when struck by a shell in a bunker at Hebuterne (near Arras), France, aged 27. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.