| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P07524.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of 16225 Private (Pte) Reginald George Makepeace Fuller, Australian Army Medical Corps ...
Description
Portrait of 16225 Private (Pte) Reginald George Makepeace Fuller, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC), of West Adelaide, SA. A carpenter and keen yachtman prior to enlistment, he embarked with the General Reinforcements, AAMC from Adelaide aboard HMAT Berrima on 16 December 1916. Proceeding to France from England in April 1917, Pte Fuller joined the 4th Field Ambulance as a reinforcement in May. On 8 June 1917, during the Battle of Messines, Pte Fuller was serving as a stretcher bearer when he was wounded by shell fire. While being carried to the dressing station a shell exploded close by, killing Pte Fuller instantly, aged 20, together with the two stretcher bearers who were carrying him. The men were buried near to where they fell at Messines Ridge, and their graves marked by a cross. The location of the grave was subsequently lost after the battle. Pte Fuller's name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.