| Accession Number | AWM2017.737.3 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Framed photograph |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Photographs relating to 2634 Private Howard Erskine Davies, 58th Battalion
Description
Framed studio portrait of Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Howard Erskine Davies, 58th Battalion. A clerk from East Malvern, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Davies embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Nestor on 2 October 1916. Later reverting to the rank of Private, he was wounded in action at Bullecourt. On 23 May 1917, aged 35, he died as a result of his wounds and was buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.