Outdoor portrait of 2116 Private (Pte) Ernest John Armistead, 22nd Battalion, of Boonah, Vic. A ...

Accession Number P08952.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital print
Maker Unknown
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Outdoor portrait of 2116 Private (Pte) Ernest John Armistead, 22nd Battalion, of Boonah, Vic. A labourer prior to enlistment he embarked with the 4th Reinforcements on board HMAT Hororata (A20) on 27 September 1915. Pte Armistead was killed in action on 27 July 1916, aged 24. He is buried at the Gordon Dump Cemetery, OVillers-La Boiselle, France.