H06474 Accession Number: H06474

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Studio portrait of 2678 Private (Pte) Horace Toovey Joyce, 52nd Battalion from Gayndah, Queensland. A 20 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 5 June 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 6th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916. Following further training in England, he proceeded to France in January 1917. Pte Joyce was killed in action at Messines, Belgium on 9 June 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial with others who have no known grave.

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Accession Number
H06474
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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