P08708.001 Accession Number: P08708.001

Description

Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Frank Richardson, 7th Battalion later 59th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic (originally of Halifax, England). A carpenter prior to enlistment he embarked with the 15th Reinforcements on HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 11 November 1915. Pte Richardson was killed in action on 19 July 1916, aged 33. He has no known grave and his name is recored on the Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France.

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Accession Number
P08708.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Toned black & white print
Date Made
1915 - 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Baldwin
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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