H06346 Accession Number: H06346

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Portrait of 3558 Private (Pte) Charles Knight, 2nd Battalion, superimposed over a photograph of his grave. A native of Manchester, England, Pte Knight was a milk carter from Manly, NSW prior to enlistment and embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, 19th Battalion from Sydney on HMAT Berrima on 12 December 1915. After transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he was killed in action on 7 July 1916, aged 29, and was buried in the Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France.

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Accession Number
H06346
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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