| Accession Number | H06768 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait on 3451 Private (Pte) Raymond Axford Adams, 26th Battalion. A farmer from Kilcoy, ...
Description
Studio portrait on 3451 Private (Pte) Raymond Axford Adams, 26th Battalion. A farmer from Kilcoy, Qld prior to enlistment, Pte Adams embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Kyarra on 3 January 1916. Whilst serving as Acting Sergeant in France he was reported as missing in action, but was subsequently found to have been killed in action at Pozieres on 5 August 1916, aged 34. He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. (This is an uncropped image of the same person on H05742).