H06173 Accession Number: H06173

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Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Francis Thomas Larter, 14th Battalion from West Melbourne, Victoria. A 25 year old mattress maker prior to enlisting on 7 October 1914, he embarked for overseas service as 1090 Sergeant Larter with C Company from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. On landing at Gallipoli on 25 April, he was wounded in action and evacuated to Malta for medical treatment. He returned to his battalion at Gallipoli on 30 August and in October was promoted to company quartermaster sergeant. After arriving back in Egypt on 1 January 1916, he then proceeded to France in June 1916 and was appointed a second lieutenant on 10 October 1917. Following promotion to lieutenant (Lt) on 1 April 1918, he was wounded in action on 2 May and evacuated to England for medical treatment. Lt Larter arrived back in Australia on 1 January 1919. He was awarded a Commander in Chiefs Congratulatory Card for conspicuous good work under exceptional adverse conditions on the Somme in August and September 1916.

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Accession Number
H06173
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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