| Accession Number | P08392.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 9544 Sapper (Spr) Samuel Francey, 11th Field Company Australian Engineers, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 9544 Sapper (Spr) Samuel Francey, 11th Field Company Australian Engineers, of Cooparoo, Brisbane, Qld. A boilermaker prior to enlistment, Spr Francey embarked with Number 4 Section from Adelaide on HMAT Suevic on 31 May 1916. On 6 July 1917 he was killed in action in Belgium, aged 23. Spr Francey was one of four brothers who enlisted in the First World War. 5011 Private (Pte) Henry Thomas Francey and 5012 Pte William Power Francey embarked together with the 13th Reinforcements, 25th Battalion, from Brisbane on HMAT Seang Choon on 4 May 1916. Later, whilst attached to the 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery (31st Battalion), Pte Henry Francey was awarded the Military Medal (MM). He and Pte William Francey both survived the war. 19460 Sapper (Spr) George Francey enlisted on 7 April 1917, and embarked with the Field Company Engineers, from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 1 November 1917. Spr George Francey returned to Australia in 1919.