H11691 Accession Number: H11691

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Townsville, Queensland. c. 1914. Recruits for the original 9th Battalion, AIF. Third from the left in the rear rank is M. Wilder-Neligan whose subsequent distinguished service record in the AIF resulted in him attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being awarded the CMG, DSO and Bar and the DCM. (Donor C.E.W. Bean)

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Accession Number
H11691
Photographer
Federal Studios
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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