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photograph

human history
  • Other Name

    studio portrait (descriptive name)

    56181 Private Dudley Crawford Perrin, Otago Infantry Regiment, NZEF, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    Photographic studio portrait of 56181 Private Dudley Crawford Perrin, Otago Infantry Regiment, in uniform, WW1

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    2003.77.7
  • Accession Date
    01 Aug 2003
  • Department

    History

    War History

    Pictorial

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2003.77.7
  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Date
    Pre 1918
  • Associated Notes

    Photographic portrait of 56181 Private Dudley Crawford Perrin, in uniform, WW1

    Dudley C Perrin, son of William and Lottie Perrin of Hillsborough Auckland, was working as a farmhand at the time of his enlistment. He left New Zealand with the 29th Reinforcements on No 92 Transport Ruahine on 15 August 1917 with F Coy, Otago Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action in France on 16 August 1918 while serving with 14th Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment. At that time the Battalion was engaged in action near the Serre-Puisieux Road. Dudley Perrin was aged 33 years at the time of his death and is buried at the Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas-de-Calais, France

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Private Dudley Crawford Perrin

     Otago Infantry Regiment, WW1

  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

  • Associated Date
    [1914-1918]
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Classification

    photograph

    documentary artifact

    Photograph

    Graphic Documents

    Documentary Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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