Accession Number | H06271 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Date made | 1916-1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 3406 Signaller Anthony Joseph Havilah, 52nd Battalion from Richmond River, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3406 Signaller Anthony Joseph Havilah, 52nd Battalion from Richmond River, NSW. A 22 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 24 October 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 9th Reinforcements from Sydney on 24 January 1917 aboard HMAT Ayrshire. He joined the battalion in France where he was killed in action at Dernacourt on 20 April 1918. He is buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France.