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Portrait of 836 Private Albert Charles Hunter, 10th Battalion from Adelaide, South Australia. A 33 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 29 August 1914, he embarked for overseas service with B Company from Adelaide, South Australia aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 20 October 1914. Following further training in Egypt, he served at Gallipoli where he was promoted to corporal on 25 August and was later taken ill on 28 October and evacuated to Malta for medical treatment. After recovering, he returned to Egypt in January and then proceeded to France in May 1916. He was promoted to sergeant (Sgt) on 22 April 1917 and was then wounded in action on 7 May at Bullecourt, France. Sgt Hunter subsequently died from his wounds on 22 May 1917 and is buried in the Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Abbeville, France.
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Colour: Black & white
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