Accession Number | P05668.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Victoria |
Date made | 1940 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of brothers, VX40139 Private (Pte) Lawrence Anthony Egan (left) and VX42964 Pte ...
Description
Studio portrait of brothers, VX40139 Private (Pte) Lawrence Anthony Egan (left) and VX42964 Pte Joseph John (Joe) Egan (right), of Allansford, Vic. Both enlisted with the 2/23rd Battalion on 29 June 1940, and Pte Joe Egan was killed in action in Tobruk, Libya, on 17 May 1941, aged 24.