| Accession Number | P08624.145 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1897 Private Francis Ellison Dare, 55th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A bank ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1897 Private Francis Ellison Dare, 55th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Barambah (A37) on 23 June 1916. He transferred to the 18th Battalion and was killed in action on 3 May 1917 during the second battle of Bullecourt, France, aged 25. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.