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Studio portrait of 2591 Private (Pte) William Black. A 26 year old labourer from Leeton, NSW prior toe enlistment, Pte Black embarked with the 6th Reinforcements, 17th Battalion from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 1 November 1915. He was later hospitalised suffering from laryngitis. After re-joining his unit he was wounded in the face, hand and back. Following his recovery he was attached to the 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company and hospitalised suffering from scabies and, later suffering from shell shock he was invalided to England. After re-joining his battalion he was.reported as missing in action and it was subsequently determined that he had been killed in action on 3 May 1917 and buried in the vicinity of Bullecourt. Following the Armistice his remains could not be recovered and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
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Colour: Black & white
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