P08329.001 Accession Number: P08329.001

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Studio portrait of 6978 Private (Pte) Allan James Forsyth, 2nd Battalion of Cootamundra, NSW. He is wearing ribbon in his battalion's colours on the epaulettes of his uniform. A farmer prior to enlistment he embarked with the 13th Reinforcements on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9 November 1916. Pte Forsyth died of wounds in France on 11 September 1918, he was 25 years of age. Pte Forsyth is buried at La Chapelette British Cemetery Peronne, France.

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Accession Number
P08329.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Toned black & white print
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Armstrong
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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