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Informal outdoor portrait of 3358 Private (Pte) Edwin Martin, 40th Battalion from Collins Vale, Tasmania. A 22-year-old mill hand prior to enlisting on 14 November 1916, he embarked for overseas service with the 8th Reinforcements of the 40th Battalion from Sydney, NSW on 14 June 1917 aboard HMAT Hororata (A20). After disembarking in England, he proceeded to France on 27 December 1917 and was wounded in action at Campagne on 28 March 1918. Pte Martin died from his wounds on 1 April 1918 and was buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
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Colour: Black & white
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