H05956 Accession Number: H05956

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Studio portrait of 2409 Private (Pte) William George Glen. A 26 year old orchardist from Fryerstown, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Glen embarked with the 5th Reinforcements, 59th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Shropshire on 25 September 1916. He was later hospitalised suffering from scabies and after re-joining his battalion he was killed in action at Flers on 15 March 1917 aged 26 and was buried in the Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France.

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Accession Number
H05956
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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