H05811 Accession Number: H05811

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Studio portrait of 7481 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Francis Butt, 22nd Battery, Australian Field Artillery. A farmer from Thurgoona, New South Wales prior to enlistment in the 5th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Persic on 18 November 1915 for Egypt. His unit relocated to the Western Front, France in March 1916 and he was transferred to the 22nd FAB in May. Gnr Butt was killed in action near Pozieres, France, on 23 August 1916. He was aged 22 years.

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Accession Number
H05811
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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