| Accession Number | P08138.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1910 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre enlistiment studio portrait of 1677 Private (Pte) Charles Edwin Joseph Clues, 11th Battalion, ...
Description
Pre enlistiment studio portrait of 1677 Private (Pte) Charles Edwin Joseph Clues, 11th Battalion, of Sale, Vic. He was a farm labourer and horse trainer prior to enlisting in February 1915. Pte Clues embarked from Fremantle WA with the 3rd Reinforcement on board HMAT Itonus(A50) on 22 February 1915. He arrived at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, in May 1915 and was killed in action on 12 July 1915. He was 33 years of age. Pte Edwin Clues was cousin to 652 Pte Hubert Clues also of Sale, Vic. 652 Pte Clues was killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 11 April 1917.