| Accession Number | P04313.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 7 March 1912 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre-war studio portrait of 55 Sapper (Spr) Walter Freebairn, 1st Field Company Engineers, of ...
Description
Pre-war studio portrait of 55 Sapper (Spr) Walter Freebairn, 1st Field Company Engineers, of Sydney, NSW. A tailor prior to enlisting on 20 August 1914, Spr Freebairn, embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric on 18 October 1914. He was killed in action on Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915, aged 24 years. The image was owned by Spr Freebairns fiancée Essie Adams, aged 19, who later married aged 32.