H06639 Accession Number: H06639

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Studio portrait of 400 Private (Pte) William Britton Stone, 5th Battalion from Tinamba, Victoria. A 42 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 29 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with A Company, 37th Battalion from Melbourne on 3 June 1916 aboard HMAT Persic. After further training in England, he proceeded to France on 1 October 1916 to join the 5th Battalion (his service number was amended to 400B). Pte Stone was killed in action at Flers, France on 2 November 1916 and is buried in the AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers.

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Accession Number
H06639
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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