| Accession Number | P12224.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Lafayette Studios |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of Private Albert Henry Tiegs, 11th Battalion. Tiegs enlisted as a private with ...
Description
Studio portrait of Private Albert Henry Tiegs, 11th Battalion. Tiegs enlisted as a private with the 11th Battalion in 1914 and was wounded on the first day of the Gallipoli landings. He was hospitalised on Malta and subsequently returned to Australia. Upon his recovery he re-enlisted and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt). He embarked with the 28th Battalion in October 1916 for service in France. Tiegs' unit was supporting the 26th Battalion in an attack on Lagnicourt on 26 March 1917 when 2nd Lt Tiegs was killed in action. He is buried in the Bailleul Road East Cemetery at St Laurent-Blangy in France.