Accession Number | P09551.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of NX71335 Gunner Keith Harry Vincent St Clair, 3 Anti Tank Regiment, Royal ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of NX71335 Gunner Keith Harry Vincent St Clair, 3 Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery from Randwick, NSW with another soldier, possibly NX19969 Lance Bombardier Gordon Sydney Chambers also of 3 Anti Tank Regiment from Kingsford, NSW. Gunner St Clair was 24 years old when he enlisted on 31 March 1941. He was killed in action on 14 July 1942 in the First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt. Lance Bombardier Chambers was 21 years old when he enlisted on 3 June 1940. He was killed in action on 1 November 1942 in the Second Battle of El Alamein. Both are buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.