Accession Number | H19310 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom: England |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Russell Walker Grant, 25th Battalion, of Lutwyche, ...
Description
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Russell Walker Grant, 25th Battalion, of Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland. A manager of a hardware warehouse prior to his enlistment, he embarked with the 12th Reinforcements on HMAT Mooltan from Sydney, NSW, on 12 April 1916. He was killed in action during a daylight attack at Flers on 15 November 1916, aged 38 years.