H06401 Accession Number: H06401

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Studio portrait of 442 Private (Pte) William Griffin, 15th Battalion from Graceville, Queensland. A 35 year old commercial traveller prior to enlisting on 26 October 1914, he embarked for overseas with C Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40). After joining the 15th Battalion at Gallipoli, he was accidentally killed by a fall of earth in a trench on 10 May 1915. Pte Griffin is buried in Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

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Accession Number
H06401
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
October 1914 - May 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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