| Accession Number | P09291.431 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c October 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) George Wheaton, 32nd Battalion. A high school ...
Description
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) George Wheaton, 32nd Battalion. A high school teacher from Kingswood, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 November 1916 aboard HMAT Afric (A19) for Plymouth, England. Whilst with the 8th Training Battalion he attended Southern Command Bombing School at Lyndhurst and the Gas School at Wareham before joining his battalion on the Western Front near Ypres, Belgium, on 10 October 1917. 2nd Lt Wheaton was attached to the ANZAC Corps Bombing School in mid-October 1917 and died as a result of the accidental explosion of a bomb on 7 November 1917. He was aged 25 years.