| Accession Number | P09291.170 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 937 Private (Pte) Albert Ernest Gillett, 32nd Battalion. The youngest of four ...
Description
Studio portrait of 937 Private (Pte) Albert Ernest Gillett, 32nd Battalion. The youngest of four brothers and a gardener from Perth, Western Australia prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated th the Western Front, France during June 1916. Pte Gillett was reported missing in action on 19 July 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles. Subsequently he was determined to have been killed in action on that date. He was aged 18 years, 4 days short of his 19th birthday. Pte Gillett has no known grave and is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. His next oldest brother, 445 Sergeant Frank Gillett MM, 44th Battalion, enlisted in January 1916, served in France and returned to Australia for discharge in July 1919. The next oldest brother 3815 Pte Charles Henry Gillett enlisted in August 1915, served in Egypt and France and returned to Australia for discharge in July 1919. The oldest brother, 7478 Pte Townley Gillett, enlisted in September 1916, served in France and returned to Australia for discharge in May 1919.