P00316.003 Accession Number: P00316.003

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The burial at sea of 121 Able Seaman (AB) Robert David Moffatt, Naval Brigade (Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force), who died of wounds sustained during the battle of Bitapaka, aged 20 years.

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Accession Number
P00316.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
12 September 1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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