H06297 Accession Number: H06297

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Studio portrait of 3532 Private (Pte) George Henry Landy, 8th Battalion from South Melbourne, Victoria. A 21 year old carter prior to enlisting on 21 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th Reinforcements of the 24th Battalion from Melbourne on 5 January 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. Whilst in transit in Egypt, he transferred to the 8th Battalion and proceeded with them to France where he was wounded in action at Pozieres. Three days later, Pte Landy died from his wounds on 29 July 1916 and was buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

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Accession Number
H06297
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1915-1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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