Description
Studio portrait of 993 Private (later Sergeant) Ernest Robert Fairlie, 5th Battalion of East Malvern, Victoria. A teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orvieto (A3) on 21 October 1914. He was killed in action at the Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Turkey sometime between the 8th and 12th of May 1915, aged 29. He has no known grave and is commemorated with honour on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
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Accession Number
P05248.042
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Photomechanical print
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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