H05943 Accession Number: H05943

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Studio portrait of 3676 Private (Pte) Matthew Thomas Forrest, 21st Battalion. A labourer from South Yarra, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Forrest embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Later transferring to the 60th Battalion, he was killed in action at Fleur Baix, France and is buried in the Rue Du Bois Military Cemetery, France.

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Accession Number
H05943
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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