A portrait of 1903 Private Joseph Clarke, 17th Battalion. Private Clarke was killed in action on ...

Place Europe: France
Accession Number P01920.018
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A portrait of 1903 Private Joseph Clarke, 17th Battalion. Private Clarke was killed in action on 1916-06-06, aged 28. He is buried in the Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France. This portrait is taken from a composite photograph presented to the Abermain RSL by the ladies of the Abermain Comforts Fund. The composite photograph comprises portraits of the twenty five servicemen from Abermain who lost their lives in the war of 1914-1918 (Australian War Memorial negative number P01920.001). (Donor, Abermain Sub-Branch Returned and Services League)