Studio portrait of 2576 Pte Charles James Cartwright, 26th (later 12th) Battalion, of West ...

Accession Number P05301.258
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Unknown
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 2576 Pte Charles James Cartwright, 26th (later 12th) Battalion, of West Maitland, NSW, son of Charles and Elizabeth Cartwright, of East Greta, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Seang Bee (A48) on 21 October 1915. He was killed in action in France on 12 November 1916, aged 29. He is buried in the A I F Burial Ground Grass Lane Flers, France.