H06557 Accession Number: H06557

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Studio portrait of 2855 Private (Pte) Ernest Henry Lea Maclaren, 27th Battalion from Adelaide, South Australia. An 18 year old bank clerk prior to enlisting on 27 July 1915, he embarked for overseas service with the 6th Reinforcements from Adelaide aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 27 October 1915. After disembarking in Egypt, he proceeded to France in March 1916 to join his battalion on the Western Front. Pte Maclaren was killed in action on 4 August 1916 at Pozieres, France and is buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, France. His brother 1182 Trooper Duncan Mark Maclaren, 10th Light Horse Regiment died of wounds at Romani, Egypt on 6 August 1916. [See image H06658.]

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Accession Number
H06557
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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