| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P10923.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Rogers, George A |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 2155 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Magnus George Cheyne, 50th Battalion. L Cpl ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2155 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Magnus George Cheyne, 50th Battalion. L Cpl Cheyne, a stock owner from Port Adelaide, SA, enlisted on 12 May 1916 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 12 August 1916. He was transferred to the 43rd Battalion in November 1916 and was killed in action in at Messines, Belgium on 31 July 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. L Cpl Cheyne was 30 years old.