Accession Number | H06628 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 3051A Private (Pte) Albert Frank Edward Gay, 10th Reinforcements, 6th ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3051A Private (Pte) Albert Frank Edward Gay, 10th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Collingwood, Vic. Pte Gay enlisted on 10 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. Pte Gay was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 17 October 1917 (gazetted 28 January 1918) whilst serving with the 2nd Machine Gun Company. He was wounded in France and died on 6 November 1917 in Belgium.