H06268 Accession Number: H06268

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Studio portrait of 542 Trooper Archibald Herbert Moreton, 8th Light Horse Regiment from Geelong, Victoria. A 21 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 11 January 1915, he embarked for overseas with C Squadron from Melbourne on 25 February 1915 aboard HMAT Star of Victoria. After joining the regiment at Gallipoli, he was killed in action at the Nek on 7 August 1915 and is buried in the Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

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Accession Number
H06268
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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