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Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Raymond Elton Pye, 17th Battalion. A grazier from Bondi, NSW prior to enlistment, Lt Pye embarked with A Company from Sydney on HMAT Themistocles on 12 April 1915. After being wounded in action at Gallipoli he was evacuated to England. Later rejoining his battalion he was killed in action on 20 April 1916 and was buried in the Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France.
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Colour: Black & white
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Donor: Mrs P Pye
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