Description
Studio portrait possibly of 2669 Private (Pte) William Gibson, 6th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Lower Ferntree Gully, Vic. Pte Gibson enlisted on 12 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Moldavia on 5 October 1915. He later served as a Corporal (Cpl) and was killed in action on 9 August 1918 in France. On 4 October his half brother, 3341 Cpl Edward Kehoe, 6th Battalion, was also killed in action.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c September 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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