| Accession Number | P07836.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Barnett, J |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Glenorchy |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 3621 Private (Pte) Ralph Arnold Griffiths, 40th Battalion, of Deloraine, Tas. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3621 Private (Pte) Ralph Arnold Griffiths, 40th Battalion, of Deloraine, Tas. A labourer with service in the 91st Infantry Regiment (CMF) before enlisting in January 1917, Pte Griffiths left Australia for England with the 9th Reinforcements in October 1917. Arriving in France for service on the Western Front in April 1918, Pte Griffiths was killed in action at Hamel on 27 July 1918, aged 20. He was the youngest brother of 1530 Pte David Edgar Griffiths, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, who died of disease on 23 January 1919 (see P07836.003) and 3659 Pte Frank Gordon Griffiths, 26th Battalion, who was killed in action at Pozieres on 29 July 1916 (see P07836.002).