| Accession Number | P05856.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Affleck Ferguson Fletcher, 4th Reinforcements, 29th Battalion, ...
Description
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Affleck Ferguson Fletcher, 4th Reinforcements, 29th Battalion, of Stawell, Vic, wearing ribbons of his battalion's colours on his shoulder. Pte Fletcher, aged nineteen years, enlisted on 15 October 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) in Melbourne on 14 March 1916. Pte Fletcher was killed in action near the town of Albert, France, on 28 March 1918, aged 21. He is buried at Sentis Communal Cemetery, France.