Accession Number | P04221.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Date made | c 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 2566 Private (Pte) John Campbell, 8th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2566 Private (Pte) John Campbell, 8th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic (originally of Broadford, Scotland). A grocer prior to enlistment on 21 June 1915, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Makarini on 15 September 1915. Pte Campbell died of of wounds he received near Fleurbaix, France, on 31 May 1916, aged 32 years.