Accession Number | P05248.070 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
Place made | Australia: Victoria |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 38512 Gunner Charles Alfred Kedge, 14th Field Artillery Brigade of Coburg, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 38512 Gunner Charles Alfred Kedge, 14th Field Artillery Brigade of Coburg, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard SS Indarra on 26 November 1917. On 16 September 1918, he was killed in action during operations near Fricourt, Somme, France, aged 23. He is buried in the Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, France.