H06542 Accession Number: H06542

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Studio portrait of 1881 Private (Pte) George Squires Mitchelson, A Company, 37th Infantry Battalion from Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. A 21 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 7 April 1916, he embarked for overseas service with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne, Victoria aboard RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916. He disembarked in England and later in November, he proceeded to France where he spent three weeks in hospital with the mumps. He was killed in action near Armentieres, France on 27 February 1917 and buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.

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Accession Number
H06542
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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