| Accession Number | P11443.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 16528 Sapper Sydney Hill Carpenter, 2nd Field Company Australian Engineers. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 16528 Sapper Sydney Hill Carpenter, 2nd Field Company Australian Engineers. A motor body builder prior to his enlistment, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Orsova (A67) on 2 December 1916. He was wounded in the leg by a shell blast near his billet in the French village of Borre and died several days later on 21 April 1918, aged 23. He is buried in Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France.