Accession Number | H05977 |
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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 5074 Private Clyde Henry Rendell, 21st Battalion from Yarram, Gippsland, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5074 Private Clyde Henry Rendell, 21st Battalion from Yarram, Gippsland, Victoria. A 20 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 29 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 13th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 3 July 1916 aboard HMAT Ayrshire. He was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux, France on 6 July 1918 and is buried in the Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery.