Studio portrait of 1047 Private Ernest Douglas Turner, 1st Light Horse Regiment, of Inverell, ...

Accession Number P09514.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
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

Studio portrait of 1047 Private Ernest Douglas Turner, 1st Light Horse Regiment, of Inverell, NSW. He was a farmer prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney with the 6th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Clan McEwen (A65) on 28 June 1915. During his service he was mustered to the rank of Trooper (Tpr). Tpr Turner died of wounds received in action on 21 April 1917; he was 19 years of age.