P03620.001 Accession Number: P03620.001

Description

Studio portrait of NX117979 Private (Pte) Edgar James Gentle, 2/9 Infantry Battalion, from Coffs Harbour, NSW. Pte Gentle enlisted on 21 September 1942 and died of wounds in the Buna area, Papua, on 23 December 1942. He is buried in Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.

Details

Accession Number
P03620.001
Maker
Nikolai Ross Studios
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor E Gentle
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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