H05953 Accession Number: H05953

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Studio portrait of 3751 Private (Pte) Lester Anthony. An 18 year old labourer from Burunda, Queensland prior to enlistment, Pte Anthony embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 26th Battalion from Brisbane on HMAT Wandilla on 31 January 1916. He later transferred to the 31st Battalion and was wounded in the face and neck at Pozieres and evacuated to the 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne. Oon 26 July 1916, aged 19, he succumbed to his wounds and was buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.

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Accession Number
H05953
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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