H06320 Accession Number: H06320

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Studio portrait of 253 Private (Pte) Bruce Alexander Eager, 13th Battalion. An orchardist from Yass, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Eager embarked with C Company from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 22 December 1914. On 25 June 1915, he died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli and was buried in the Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery. His brother 3491 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Walter Francis Eager was later killed in action in France.

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Accession Number
H06320
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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