H06274 Accession Number: H06274

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Studio portrait of 6119 Private Cecil Robert Lawless 18th Battalion of Merriwa, NSW. An assistant town clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1916. Pte Lawless was wounded in action at Bullecourt, France on 3 May 1917. He died of wounds at the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France on 6 May 1917, aged 21. He is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery, France.

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Accession Number
H06274
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M A Lawless
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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