Studio portrait of 26750 Gunner (Gnr) Stanley Clarence Orange, 23rd Howitzer Brigade, of South ...

Accession Number P09132.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 26750 Gunner (Gnr) Stanley Clarence Orange, 23rd Howitzer Brigade, of South Sassafras, Victoria. A farm labourer prior to enlistment, Gnr Orange embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Port Sydney (A15) on 7 September 1916. Gnr Orange later transferred to the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, where he served as a Driver. He was killed in action on 26 September 1918 in France, aged 23.