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Studio portrait of 4748 Private (Pte) Percy Colston Horatio Caines, 59th battalion from Brighton North, Victoria. A 21-year-old ship’s fireman prior to enlisting on 8 November 1915, he embarked for overseas service with the 15th reinforcements of 8th Battalion from Melbourne on 7 March 1916 aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18). After disembarking in Egypt, he transferred to the 59th Battalion and went with them to France in June 1916. Pte Caines was killed in action at Fleurbaix, France on 19 July 1916 and is commemorated on the VC Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France with others who have no known grave.
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Colour: Black & white
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