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Photograph, c1942/45

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Historical information

Photograph x 2 of gravesite and of John Kelvie Chesters VX67750 born on 11/12/1922 at Footscray Enlisted on 12/12/1941 and serviced with the Australian Army Canteen Service (AACS). John was deployed to Ambon in the Dutch East Indies and taken prisoner of war and died of illness on 1/7/1945 aged 22 years. Buried at Galala War Cemetery Ambon..
Son of Thomas Kelvie Chesters who served during WW1 and likely named in honour of his brother John Chesters who was killed in action in France during WW1.

Physical description

Two black and white photographs one of soldier and one of white cross in cemetery.

Inscriptions & markings

VX67750 Pte J K Chesters

Subjects

Identifier

450

Date made

c1942/45

Production methods

photograph

Languages

English

Materials

Paper

Measurements

Width: 8.5 centimetres, Height: 14 centimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/696040815577b813ce36993f

Accessed 13 June 2026

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