| Accession Number | P08624.259 |
|---|---|
| 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 3122 Acting Sergeant (later Private) John Bendict Hoban, 19th Battalion of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3122 Acting Sergeant (later Private) John Bendict Hoban, 19th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20 December 1915. He was killed in action by a sniper near Fleurs, France on 24 December 1916, aged 29. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.