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Studio portrait of 223 Private (Pte) Roy Stuart McColl MM, 21st Battalion from Camberwell, Victoria. A 26 year old grocer prior to enlisting on 6 January 1915, he embarked for overseas service with A Company from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 10 May 1915. After arriving in Egypt, he proceeded to Gallipoli where he served until the evacuation in December. He proceeded from Egypt to France in March 1916 and was wounded in action eight months later on 6 November. Following medical treatment in England, he transferred to the ANZAC Provost Corps and continued to serve in England until he returned to Australia on 25 May 1920. Pte McColl was awarded a Military Medal (MM) for utmost gallantry as a stretcher bearer in action at Pozieres on 2 August 1916.
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Colour: Black & white
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