Accession Number | P05899.007 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 5493 Signaller Charles Cantrell, 13th Battalion, A postal assistant of Nyngan, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5493 Signaller Charles Cantrell, 13th Battalion, A postal assistant of Nyngan, NSW (originally of Rozelle, NSW), prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 17th Reinforcements on HMAT Nestor (A71) on 9 April 1916. On 12 September 1916, he died of wounds received on the Somme and is buried at the Etaples Military Cemetery . He was aged 22 years.