Accession Number | P08086.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 333 Private (Pte) Albert Hector Frith, 8th Battalion, of Clunes, Vic. A farm ...
Description
Studio portrait of 333 Private (Pte) Albert Hector Frith, 8th Battalion, of Clunes, Vic. A farm labourer prior to enlisting in August 1914, Pte Frith embarked on board HMAT Benalla (A24) on 19 October 1914. The 8th Battalion landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. Pte Frith was killed in action on 8 May 1915 at Cape Helles, Gallipoli. He was 19 years of age.