Accession Number | H06275 |
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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
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Studio portrait of 4729 Private (Pte) Charles Norman Kenny, 19th Battalion from Ryde, NSW. A 24 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4729 Private (Pte) Charles Norman Kenny, 19th Battalion from Ryde, NSW. A 24 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 5 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 12th Reinforcements from Sydney on 13 April 1916 aboard HMAT Ceramic. He was wounded in action near Bullecourt, France on 3 May 1917 and died later that same day. Pte Kenny is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery, France.