| Accession Number | P06975.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Original grave marker of 1391 Private (Pte) Frank Edward Gosson, 33rd Battalion, of Macksville, ...
Description
Original grave marker of 1391 Private (Pte) Frank Edward Gosson, 33rd Battalion, of Macksville, NSW, at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. A labourer before enlisting in May 1916, Pte Gosson left Australia for England with the 3rd Reinforcements of the 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery in October 1916. After transferring to the 18th Battalion in February 1917, he was again transferred to the 33rd Battalion in August 1917. He was asleep in a shell hole during a heavy bombardment on Passchendaele Ridge on the 14 October 1917 when a shell landed directly on his position, killing him instantly, aged 22. Pte Gosson's younger brother, QX3391 Lance Corporal George Percy Gosson served with the 2/1st Headquarters Guard Battalion in the Second World War. He was captured by Japanese forces at Singapore and died of illness in Siam in June 1943, aged 41.