H05783 Accession Number: H05783

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Studio portrait of 7270 Private (Pte) John Thomas Murray, 8th Battalion from Ascot Vale, Victoria. A 26 year old tram conductor prior to enlisting on 3 October 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 24th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 19 February 1917 aboard HMAT Ballarat. He served in France where he was killed in action near Hazebrouck on 15 April 1918. Pte Murray is buried in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France.

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Accession Number
H05783
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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