H06481 Accession Number: H06481

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Studio portrait of 2662 Private (Pte) William George Jacob, 5th Reinforcements, 36th Battalion, of Tamworth, NSW. Prior to his enlistment in the AIF on 21 August 1916, he served with the 13th Infantry, Citizens Military Forces. Pte Jacob embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla on 9 November 1916. He was killed in action on 10 June 1917 at Messines, Belgium, aged 20 years. He is buried at 168 Messines Ridge British Cemetery. See also P04231.021.

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Accession Number
H06481
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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