P08624.199 Accession Number: P08624.199

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Studio portrait of 2944 Private William Hugh Robertson, 1st (later 53rd) Battalion of Wollongong, NSW. A grocer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 3 September 1915. He was killed in action at Fromelles, France on 19 July 1916, aged 22. He is buried in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-Darmentieres, France.

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Accession Number
P08624.199
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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