H03331 Accession Number: H03331

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Portrait of Lieutenant Albert C. Borella VC MM, 26th Battalion AIF. He was awarded his VC as the result of his leadership on 17 and 18 July 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux in capturing a forward German position and subsequently repulsing two heavy counter attacks.

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Accession Number
H03331
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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