| Accession Number | P05413.045 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 450 Lance Sergeant (later Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant) Alexander Mann ...
Description
Studio portrait of 450 Lance Sergeant (later Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant) Alexander Mann Kirton, 11th Battalion of East Fremantle, WA. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 2 November 1914. He saw action at Gallipoli, Turkey. Due to Illness, he was transferred to the School of Instruction for Officers and NCOs in Egypt. On 18 February 1916, aged 22, he was mortally wounded in a bombing accident at the school and died in the Military Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt. He is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.