H06697 Accession Number: H06697

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Studio portrait of 2333 Trooper Cecil George Joseph Gummow, C Squadron, 6th Australian Light Horse, 2nd Brigade, from Warracknabeal, Victoria. A 22 year old motor mechanic prior to enlisting on 2 March 1917, he embarked for overseas service with the 18th Reinforcements of the 12th Light Horse Regiment (LHR) from Sydney, NSW aboard HMAT Port Sydney (A15) on 9 May 1917. After disembarking in Suez, he joined the 4th LHR and later transferred to the 6th LHR and served in the Middle East. He died from dysentery on 14 August 1918 in the 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, Egypt and is buried in the Port Said War Memorial Cemetery.

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Accession Number
H06697
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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