H06706 Accession Number: H06706

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Studio portrait of 3678 Lance Corporal William John Hewby, B Company, 11th Infantry Battalion from Claremont, Perth, Western Australia. [Shown in his Sergeant’s uniform.] A 19 year old survey cadet prior to enlisting on 4 October 1915, he embarked for overseas service as an acting Sergeant with the 12th Reinforcements from Fremantle, Western Australia aboard RMS Mongolia on 22 November 1915. After arriving in Egypt he reverted to Private and then in March he embarked for France where he was promoted to Lance Corporal. He was killed in action near Fleurbaix, France on 30 May 1916 and buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.

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Accession Number
H06706
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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