Accession Number | P09132.002 |
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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
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Studio portrait of 26750 Gunner (Gnr) Stanley Clarence Orange, 23rd Howitzer Brigade, of South ...
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.