Accession Number | H05524 |
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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 824 Private (Pte) Robert Morton, 5th Battalion from Malvern, Victoria. A 31 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 824 Private (Pte) Robert Morton, 5th Battalion from Malvern, Victoria. A 31 year old clerk prior to enlistment on 19 August 1914, he embarked for overseas with G Company from Melbourne on 21 October 1914 aboard HMAT Orvieto. After serving at Gallipoli, he went on to serve on the Western Front where he was killed in action at Glencorse Wood, Belgium on 20 Septmeber 1917. Pte Morton is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.