H05951 Accession Number: H05951

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Studio portrait of 2382 Private (Pte) Henry (Harry) Heath. A 20 year old farmer from Wood Wood via Swan Hill, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Heath embarked with the 7th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 16 July 1915. Following his arrival in Egypt he was hospitalised suffering from pleurisy. After recovering he was appointed as Lance Corporal and on 11 December 1916 he was killed in action aged 22 and was buried in the Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, France.

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Accession Number
H05951
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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