Accession Number | P08722.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Stump & Co |
Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
Date made | 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1102 Corporal Charles Dyer, 10th Battalion (later 12th Battalion), of Morgan, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1102 Corporal Charles Dyer, 10th Battalion (later 12th Battalion), of Morgan, SA. An engineer prior to enlistment, he embarked on 22 December 1914 with the 1st Reinforcements aboard HMAT Themistocles (A37). Later promoted to Sergeant, he served with the 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was killed in action on 26 February 1917, aged 23.