H12547
Photograph H12547 First World War, 1914-1918Palestine. The grave of 3109 Private Christie Archibald Benham of the 7th Australian Light Horse, AIF, who was killed in action on 14 November 1917.
H12546 Accession Number: H12546
Description
Portrait of 3109 Trooper (Tpr) Christie Archibald Benham, station hand, of Dandaloo via Trangie, New South Wales, native of Portsmouth, England. Tpr Benham enlisted in the 7th Light Horse Regiment on 21 November 1916 and embarked on HMAT Boorara from Melbourne on 10 May 1917 for Suez. Tpr Benham was killed in action on 14 November 1917, aged 22 years. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
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Accession Number
H12546
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Mrs J. Benham
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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