Accession Number | P09687.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Burnie |
Date made | c 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1199 Private (Pte) Neville Mackersey Harrison in civilian dress. A farmer from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1199 Private (Pte) Neville Mackersey Harrison in civilian dress. A farmer from Flowerdale, Tas, Pte Harrison enlisted on 6 October 1914. He embarked with the 15th Battalion, H Company, on 22 December 1914 from Melbourne, Vic, aboard the HMAT Ceramic (A40) . Pte Harrison died of illness on 16 October 1915 at the No 3 General Hospital, Lemnos. He was 23 years old.