H05881 Accession Number: H05881

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Studio portrait of 3324 Private (Pte) Allan Keats Gordon, 4th Battalion from Lindfield, Sydney, NSW. A 23 year old newsagent prior to enlisting on 3 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 11th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 13 October 1915. After disembarking in Egypt, he joined the 4th Battalion, was promoted to Corporal (Cpl) on 3 March and went with the battalion to France later that month. He was wounded in action on 17 August 1916 at Mouquet Farm, France and was evacuated to hospital at Le Touquet where he died from his wounds on 2 September 1916. Cpl Gordon is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, France.

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Accession Number
H05881
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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