| Accession Number | P08790.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2279 Private (Pte) Percy Smedley Draper, 4th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion and ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2279 Private (Pte) Percy Smedley Draper, 4th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion and his friend 2204 Pte Royal Sharewood Mackey of the same reinforcement group and unit. A butcher of Clifton, NSW, prior to enlistment, Pte Draper embarked on HMAT Karoola (A64) on 15 June 1915. He was killed in action on the Gallipoli peninsula on 6 August 1915. Pte Mackey, formerly a blacksmith of Kogarah, NSW, was killed in action on the Gallipoli peninsula on 27 August 1915.
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