H13758 Accession Number: H13758

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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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Accession Number
H13758
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor: Mrs P Pye
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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