Accession Number | P11688.004 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Duntroon, Duntroon Military College Grounds |
Date made | June 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor group portrait of a Royal Military College, Duntroon graduation class. Identified, back ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of a Royal Military College, Duntroon graduation class. Identified, back row, far left is: Lieutenant (Lt) Kenneth Malcom Mortimer who was appointed to the AIF on 1st July 1915. He embarked with Headquarters Staff, 29th Battalion, from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanuis (A11) on 10 November 1915. He was promoted to Captain in Egypt before serving on the Western Front. Captain Mortimer was killed in action near Armentieres, France, on 20 July 1916, aged 20.