Accession Number | P08908.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
Date made | c May 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 116 Private (Pte) Herbert William Harley, A Company, 42nd Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 116 Private (Pte) Herbert William Harley, A Company, 42nd Battalion, of Bungabee, NSW. A blacksmith prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Borda (A30) on 5 June 1916. Pte Harley was killed in action on 3 July 1917 at Warneton near Messines, aged 23. He is buried at the Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium.