H05968 Accession Number: H05968

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Studio portrait of 1350 Private (Pte) Albert John Handcock. A 23 year old carpenter from Myrrhee via Moyhu, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Handcock embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Clan McGillivray. Between 24 April 1915 and 2 May 1915 he was killed in action at Gallipoli and, having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial. He was one of eight brothers who served in the AIF

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Accession Number
H05968
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 12.8 cm x 7.6 cm
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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