P08797.001 Accession Number: P08797.001

Description

Studio portrait of 2639 Private (Pte) Cecil Woods Giblett, 23rd Battalion, of Portarlington, Vic. A farmer prior to enlistment he embarked from Melbourne with the 6th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 27 October 1915. He later transferred to the 59th Battalion on 20 April 1916. Pte Giblett was reported missing and killed in action on 19 July 1916, aged 23. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France.

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Accession Number
P08797.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Digital file
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor T Erbs
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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