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Henry Freeman [B 46130/335] • Photograph

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Summary

Henry Gardiner Freeman, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion.

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Physical description

Negative (glass, half plate);
16.6 cm x 12.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1916

Collections

Part of Album Collection
Part of Chamberlain Collection
Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Freeman, Henry Gardiner, 1873-1940
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia
Soldiers -- South Australia
Military uniforms

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Historical information

Captain Henry Gardiner Freeman was born on 17 September 1873 at Coventry, England. Educated at Christ's Hospital, West Sussex, he was appointed an Assistant Master at St. Peter's College in August 1897. A member of the Commonwealth Cadet Corps before the war he received his commission in the AIF in 1916. Appointed a Captain in the 43rd Infantry Battalion, he was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch of 7 November 1917 for distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty in the field during the period 26 February 1917 to 20 September 1917. In September 1917 he contracted Chronic Bronchitis and returned to Australia. He died in South Australia on 11 February 1940 and is buried in the Mitcham Cemetery.

Digitisation information

Date

29/10/2012

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

9,821 x 13,185 pixels (129.5 MP)

Size

388.50 MB

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