| Accession Number | H05557 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 4032 Driver (Dvr) Eric Birt Bedford, warehouseman, of Brighton, Victoria. Dvr ...
Description
Portrait of 4032 Driver (Dvr) Eric Birt Bedford, warehouseman, of Brighton, Victoria. Dvr Bedford joined the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade on 29 January 1915 and embarked from Melbourne in HMAT Shropshire on 20 March 1915. He was admitted to hospital in Heliopolis for four weeks with illness and then spent ten months on light duties in the Australian Records Office in Alexandria. He sailed from Alexandria on 1 August 1916 for England to undergo additional training before proceeding to France on 20 March 1917. Dvr Bedford was taken on strength of the 102nd Field Artillery Battery and was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium, on 7 October 1917, aged 21 years.