H06125 Accession Number: H06125

Description

Portrait of 1157 Lance Corporal Cecil Herbert Hanigan, 15th Battalion from Hobart, Tasmania. A 29 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 4 November 1914, he embarked as a Private with H Company, 15th Battalion from Melbourne, Victoria aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 3 May 1915 and buried at Courtney’s Post, however, after the war, his grave could not be located and he is now commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey with others who have no known grave.

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Accession Number
H06125
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 15.8 cm x 11.9 cm
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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