| Accession Number | P05450.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6969 Private (Pte) Waldemar Beck, 16th Battalion, of Perth, WA. Beck was born ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6969 Private (Pte) Waldemar Beck, 16th Battalion, of Perth, WA. Beck was born in Malta, attended Malta University earning the degree of Bachelor of Economics and Land Surveying and Architecture. He emigrated to WA in 1912, enlisting in the AIF on 9 October 1916. He embarked from Fremantle, WA, aboard HMAT Berrima on 23 December 1916. He died of wounds from a gunshot wound to the head on 6 July 1918 in France, aged 29.