Accession Number | P06500.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
Maker |
Sidney Riley Studios |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 5876 Private (Pte) Harold John Maddigan, 17th Battalion. A farrier of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5876 Private (Pte) Harold John Maddigan, 17th Battalion. A farrier of Darlington, Sydney, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916. Pte Maddigan died of wounds received to the head near Morlancourt, France, on 14 May 1918. He is buried at the Corbie Communal Cemetery extension. He was aged 20 years.