The grave of Corporal (Cpl) Hector Small, of Light Horse Regiment C Squadron, of Camden, NSW with ...

Accession Number P04909.007
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: Cairo
Date made c 1916
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 grave of Corporal (Cpl) Hector Small, of Light Horse Regiment C Squadron, of Camden, NSW with the original headstone across. He embarked on 20 October 1914 on HMAT Star of Victoria. Cpl Small died of typhoid and dysentery on 4 July 1915 aged 22. He is buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. In her album Sister Imlay noted she was "with him when he died". This is a photograph from Sister Imlay's collection held in the Private Records Collection at PR87/107.