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Title:
Self portrait by Robert James Macgregor Barnet, February 1914
Creator:
Barnet, Robert James Macgregor, 1895-1916.
Date:
[1914]
Format:
1 photoprint : b & w ; 14 x 9 cm
Inscription:
Dated by reference to entry in Robert Barnet's negative folder.
Subject:
portraits
Barnet, Robert James Macgregor, 1895-1916.
Series:
June Wallace papers
Description:
Robert James Macgregor Barnet enlisted in the AIF on 4 January 1916, giving his occupation as a Surveyor's Assistant. According to his enlistment papers he had worked for A. D. Craig, a civil engineer and licensed surveyor, for two years. After basic training he sailed for the front, disembarking at Marseilles in May 1916. He died of wounds accidentally received in the field in August 1916. He was buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery near Poperinge in Belgium.
Provenance:
Estate of June Wallace (1917-2010)
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; June Wallace papers: JMW/22
Rights:
You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact
Museums of History NSW
to request permission.
Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
44901
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