P08624.180 Accession Number: P08624.180

Description

Studio portrait of 1706 Private William Henry Freeman (seated), 20th Battalion of Clyde, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Kanowna (A61) on 19 June 1915. He was one of 23 other ranks killed in action at Bois-Grenier, France, on 5 May 1916 by German bombardment of trenches in the Bridoux Salient. He was aged 29. He is buried in the Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France.

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Accession Number
P08624.180
Maker
Cumberland
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Photomechanical print
Date Made
1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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