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Old 19-05-17, 02:03 PM
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Default Private Frank King 1234. 23rd Battalion,

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Private Frank King 1234. D Company, 23rd Battalion, 6th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death:KIA,aged 19, 15 October 1915 Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Son of Arthur William and Christina King. Born at Collingwood, Victoria.

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Interesting studio shot. Maybe taken in Egypt with those shorts? But why the Kiwi hat I wonder?
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Not a Kiwi hat -- just another example of the eccentric ways the slouch hat was 'bashed' in the First War.
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