| Accession Number | P08645.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Row & Crosby |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 739 Private (Pte) George Roderick Skinner, 41st Battalion, of Ingham, Qld. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 739 Private (Pte) George Roderick Skinner, 41st Battalion, of Ingham, Qld. A cane farmer prior to enlisting on 25 October 1915, Pte Skinner embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 18 May 1916. Pte Skinner was killed in action by a shell explosion on 29 September 1918, while taking stores forward to the front line, during the offensive against the Hindenburg Line, near Bellicourt, France. Pte Skinner was 24 years of age.