Description
Studio portrait of 2176 Private Norman Mackay Field, 45th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A cement worker prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 22 August 1916. He was killed in action on 7 June 1917 during the battle at Messines, Belgium, aged 34. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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Accession Number
P08624.152
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Photomechanical print
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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