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Studio portrait of 1694 Private (Pte) Ernest Charles Gleed, 14th Battalion, of London, England. Pte Gleed was working as a steward on board a troop ship transporting Australian soldiers to Egypt in early 1915. He enlisted in the 14th Battalion, at sea, on 31 March 1915. Pte Gleed was wounded in action at Gallipoli in August 1915 and in France in August 1916. He was promoted to Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) on 12 April 1917 and Corporal (Cpl) on 15 July 1915. Cpl Gleed was killed in action at Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 16 October 1917, aged 26.
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Accession Number
P08983.001
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Donor B McClelland
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Copyright expired - public domain
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