| Accession Number | P03750.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Lafayette Ltd |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Grant Moritz Michaelis, 2nd East Anglian Field Company, Royal ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Grant Moritz Michaelis, 2nd East Anglian Field Company, Royal Engineers. Michaelis was born in Victoria, educated at Geelong Grammar School and was employed in the family firm, Michaelis, Hallenstein & Co. in London. He enlisted in the Territorial Force as a Sapper in the 1st East Anglian Field Company on 30 May 1912, commissioned in the 2nd East Anglian Field Company on 21 December 1912, promoted Lieutenant on 31 March 1914 and mobilized on 5 August 1914. His unit was sent to Gallipoli, and on 23 September 1915, while repairing part of a trench in the Anzac area, he was mortally wounded by a Turkish sniper and died later that day. He was buried by some of the NCOs and men of his section that night in the 7th (Australian) Field Ambulance Cemetery beside another officer of the same unit.