Place | Middle East |
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Accession Number | P00342.003 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of 469 Trooper Joseph Charles Radnell, 3rd Light Horse Regiment from Tarnagulla, ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of 469 Trooper Joseph Charles Radnell, 3rd Light Horse Regiment from Tarnagulla, Victoria who enlisted as Private Charles Radwell. A 24 year old miner prior to enlisting on 17 August 1914, he embarked for overseas with C Squadron from Hobart on 20 October 1914 aboard HMAT Geelong. He served at Gallipoli and in Egypt where he was awarded a Military Medal for his brave actions on the night of 3/4 August 1916 when he charged a small party of Turks and killed two. He was killed in action on 4 August 1916 in the Canal Zone, Egypt and is buried in the Kantara Military Cemetery, Egypt. [See also image P00342.002]