| Accession Number | P08624.356 |
|---|---|
| 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 479 Bombadier (later Sergeant) Edward Walpole Lewin, 1st Field Artillery ...
Description
Studio portrait of 479 Bombadier (later Sergeant) Edward Walpole Lewin, 1st Field Artillery Brigade (later 2nd Field Artillery Brigade) of Paddington, NSW. A French polisher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Pera (A4) on 26 September 1914. He was killed in action, on 22 August 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres, Belgium, aged 23. He is buried in the Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium