| Accession Number | J01876 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half-plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Graves of four soldiers, who were serving with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary ...
Description
Graves of four soldiers, who were serving with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF)at the time of death and who died of malaria fever at Rabaul. The graves are, from left to right: 424 Acting Warrant Officer Frank Mason, of Portsmouth, England, of Tropical Horse F Coy, who enlisted on 7 December 1914 and died on 26 August 1918 aged 54 years; 2nd Lieutenant Frederick James Miller, who died on 16 February 1918 aged 37 years. He enlisted at Rabaul on 19 February 1917; 1039 Sergeant Thomas Johnson, of High Offley, England, who enlisted on 12 December 1916 and died 8 September 1917 aged 36 years; and 938 Sergeant Rowland James Wilson, of Sunderland, England, who enlisted on 25 June 1915 and died on 2 October 1918 aged 33 years.