P08624.335 Accession Number: P08624.335

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Studio portrait of 2877 Private Ernest Arthur Cook, 59th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 3 November 1916. On 9 August 1918, he was wounded in action (2nd occasion) near Amiens, France. That same day, Pte Cook was transferred to the 61st Casualty Clearing Station, France where he died of his wounds, aged 19. He is buried in the Vignacourt British Cemetery, France.

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Accession Number
P08624.335
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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