H06302 Accession Number: H06302

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Studio portrait of 84 Private (Pte) Joseph James Lanyon, 1st Battalion from Broken Hill, NSW. A 21 year old labourer with previous service in the 20th Militia prior to enlisting on 13 April 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company from Sydney on 18 May 1916 aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64). On arrival in France, he transferred to the 1st Battalion on 29 October 1916 and was killed in action near Gueudecourt, France on 5 November 1916. Pte Lanyon is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave.

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Accession Number
H06302
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
April 1916 - November 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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