Accession Number | P05301.120 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane, Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
Date made | 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 617 Corporal William Alexander Martin 20th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. Son ...
Description
Studio portrait of 617 Corporal William Alexander Martin 20th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. Son of William Alexander Martin and Annie Martin, of Denman, NSW. A traveller prior to enlisting. he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Berrima (A35) on 25 June 1915. He was killed in action on 5 May 1916 in France, aged 34. He is buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France..