Studio portrait of 4904 Private (Pte) Richard David Davies, 1st Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. A ...

Accession Number H05715
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
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 4904 Private (Pte) Richard David Davies, 1st Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. A boilermaker's assistant prior to enlistment, Pte Davies embarked from Sydney with the 15th Reinforcements on HMAT Star of England on 8th March 1916. After transferring to the 53rd Battalion he was killed in action in France and is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles.