| Accession Number | P07567.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Mr B's Studios |
| Place made | United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow |
| Date made | 24 January 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2133 Lance Corporal (later Corporal) Francis Cotterill Burridge MM, 56th ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2133 Lance Corporal (later Corporal) Francis Cotterill Burridge MM, 56th Battalion, of Belmore, NSW. He is wearing a Lewis Gunner badge on his right arm. A wheelwright before enlisting on 20 March 1916, Cpl Burridge embarked from Sydney on HMAT Port Sydney on 4 September 1916 with the 4th Reinforcements. He was awarded the Military Medal for his actions on 1 and 2 September 1918 at Peronne, which included attacking an enemy machine gun with a Lewis Gun. He returned to Australia on 2 June 1919.