P12298.002 Accession Number: P12298.002

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Studio portrait of John Francis (Jack) Absolom and his father John William Absolom. 21552 Leading Stoker John Francis Absolom was killed in action when the ship on which he was serving, HMAS Sydney II, was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran on 20 November 1941. He was aged 21.

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Accession Number
P12298.002
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1923
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Cantwell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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