The cross marking the grave of 1166 Signaller (Sig) Frederic Charles 'Freddie' Pratt, F Company, ...

Accession Number C01790
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula
Date made June 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The cross marking the grave of 1166 Signaller (Sig) Frederic Charles 'Freddie' Pratt, F Company, 3rd Battalion, of Woodstock, NSW. Sig Pratt enlisted on 17 August 1914 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides on 20 October 1914. He was killed in action on 19 May 1915 at Shrapnel Gully, during a heavy but unsuccessful enemy attack.

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