Studio portrait of 4771 Private (Pte) Charles James Smith, 20th Battalion, of Leichhardt, NSW. An ...

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Accession Number P06191.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Jas Chudley
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 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

Studio portrait of 4771 Private (Pte) Charles James Smith, 20th Battalion, of Leichhardt, NSW. An accountant prior to enlistment, he embarked for service overseas from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 13 April 1916. Later promoted to the rank of Sergeant, Smith died of wounds, aged 30, in France on 8 April 1918.