H06107 Accession Number: H06107

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Studio portrait of 5217 Private (Pte) Frank Raymond James, 3rd Battalion. A labourer from Gordon, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte James embarked with the 16th Reinforcements from Sydney on SS Makarini on 1 April 1916. Later promoted to Lance Corporal, on 8 November 1916, aged 20, he died of wounds received in action and was buried at Sheet Albert, France. His remains were later exhumed and re-interred in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France. His father, 5196 Pte Horace Charles James served with the 3rd Battalion. A brother 215 Driver Edward Charles James served with the 20th Battalion and a second brother 4462 Cecil Gordon James served on HMAS Sydney. All three returned to Australia.

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Accession Number
H06107
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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