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'The remains of Sapper Henwood', members of the South African Engineer Corps bury a comrade, 1915

Photograph by Thomas Shepherd, South African Engineers, World War One, South West Africa (1914-1918), 1915.

The soldier shown being interred at Luderitz Cemetery was Driver Albert John Henwood of the South African Engineers who was killed in an accident on 20 May 1915 aged 29.

From an album of 76 photographs, including many taken by Sapper Thomas Shepherd, South African Engineers.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1995-06-52-12

Copyright/Ownership

Not NAM Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1995-06-52-12