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Large Wooden Framed Portrait Photograph of Lance Corporal John (Jack) STAPLETON, 5441
c. 1916Overview
Large wooden framed portrait picture of Lance Corporal John (Jack) STAPLETON in uniform.
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Registration number
cwa-org-12-2005.1.5
Item type
Themes
Material
Width
474 mm
Height or length
590 mm
Depth
23 mm
Weight
2215 g
Contextual information
Lance Corporal John (Jack) STAPLETON, born 06/10/1888 emigrated to Australia in 1912 with his bother Richard Joseph SLEEMAN, and in January 1916 both men enlisted in the Australian Army.
Jack was killed in action by snipper fire at Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium on the 26/09/1917.
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Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Thursday, 16 January, 2025
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Framed Portrait Photograph of L/Cpl STAPLETON
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