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Studio portrait of 2388 Private (Pte) Cyril Thomas Brackly Iles, 23rd Battalion from Windsor, Victoria. A 26 year old law clerk prior to enlisting on 12 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 29 September 1915 aboard RMS Osterley. He served with the Battalion on the Somme in France and was killed in action on 4 August 1916 at the Battle of Pozieres. Pte Iles is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave.
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Colour: Black & white
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