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Studio portrait of 2395 Private (Pte), later Corporal, William Arthur Hart, 14th Battalion, of Canterbury, Vic. A paper salesman prior to enlistment, Pte Hart embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on board RMS Persia on 10 August 1915. After further training in England, his unit arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 9 October 1915. Pte Hart was promoted to the rank of Corporal (Cpl) on 26 December 1916. He was killed in action by a shell explosion at Bullecourt, France, on 11th April 1917. Cpl Hart was 20 years of age.
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Accession Number
P08594.001
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