H06682 Accession Number: H06682

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Studio portrait of 2966 Second Corporal William Robert Alexander, 1st Army Troops Company, Australian Engineers from Coburg Victoria. A 19 year old draughtsman prior to enlisting on 18 September 1915, he embarked for overseas service with the 5th Field Company Engineers from Melbourne, Victoria on 24 November 1915 aboard HMAS Ceramic (A40). After arriving in Egypt, he was promoted to Lance Corporal (LCpl) on 19 April 1916 and two months later proceeded to France with the 12th Field Company Engineers. L Cpl Alexander was wounded in action on 14 August and later died of his wounds on 19 August 1918. He is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Accession Number
H06682
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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