| Accession Number | P05749.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Warren, H F |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Orbost |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 5643 Private (Pte) Francis Bernard McCurran, 24th Battalion, of Orbost, Vic, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5643 Private (Pte) Francis Bernard McCurran, 24th Battalion, of Orbost, Vic, and an unidentified child. A miner before enlisting on 1 March 1916, he embarked on HMAT Shropshire (A9), aged 40, on 25 September 1916 with the 15th Reinforcements. He was killed in action at Bullecourt on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.