| Accession Number | P06556.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c July 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1699 Private (Pte) Edward Crowe, 32nd Battalion of Queenstown, SA. He embarked ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1699 Private (Pte) Edward Crowe, 32nd Battalion of Queenstown, SA. He embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements on HMAT Borda (A30) on 11 January 1916. He later transferred to the 16th Battalion. On 11 October 1917 he died of wounds received at Ypres, Belgium, aged 30 years. He had previously served in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in New Guinea. He was awarded a Military Medal for actions in September 1917 when he showed great courage and coolness under fire when part of a convoy, collecting animals which had broken loose and were in danger of running into the Allied lines and made four trips forward carrying water that night. His brother 2186 Pte Patrick Augustine Crowe was killed in action on 28 March 1918 (see P06556.001).