A02288 Accession Number: A02288

Description

The grave of 9712A Private Claude Clark Hughes of the 20th Battalion, AIF, of Whittlesea, Vic, who was killed in action on 9 October 1917, age 27 and also a memorial to the other members of the 20th Battalion who fell in the area.

Details

Accession Number
A02288
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Mr R P Henley.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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