| Accession Number | C00611 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Graves of Australian soldiers in Cairo Cemetery. The central headstone is that of 390 Sergeant ...
Description
Graves of Australian soldiers in Cairo Cemetery. The central headstone is that of 390 Sergeant (Sgt) Norman Lambert Fox, 9th Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. Sgt Fox was killed by the explosion of a bomb at Zeitoun near Cairo on 18 February 1916, aged 25. To the right is the grave of 1380 Private Harold Stanley Freeman, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, born in Adelaide, SA, who died of meningitis and a fractured skull on 30 January 1916. Second on the right is that of 1254 Trooper John Mallet, 6th Reinforcements, 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, who died of disease on the same day. They are all buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery.