| Accession Number | P08624.322 |
|---|---|
| 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 3687 Private Arthur Badger, 3rd Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A carpenter prior ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3687 Private Arthur Badger, 3rd Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A carpenter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915. On 8 August 1918, near Amiens, France, during the Third Battle of the Somme he was wounded in action. He died of his wounds at the 8th Field Ambulance Station, France on 9 August 1918, aged 24. He is buried in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France.