Accession Number | C01790 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
The cross marking the grave of 1166 Signaller (Sig) Frederic Charles 'Freddie' Pratt, F Company, ...
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.