H06116 Accession Number: H06116

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Studio portrait of 3491 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Walter Francis Eager, 18th Battalion. A storekeeper from Yass, NSW prior to enlistment L Cpl Eager embarked with the rank of Private with the 8th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Aeneas on 20 December 1915. On 27 March 1918 he was killed in action and was buried in the Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Belgium. His brother 253 Private (Pte) Bruce Alexander Eager had previously died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli.

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Accession Number
H06116
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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