| Accession Number | P10221.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | July 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Reginald Lansell Frew, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) ...
Description
Informal portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Reginald Lansell Frew, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) taken during a trip to Oxford and Windsor. A farmer from Bendigo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Lt Frew embarked with the rank of Second Lieutenant with the 1st Reinforcements, 23rd Howitzer Battery from Melbourne on HMAT Medic on 20 May 1916. Later transferring to the 8th FAB with the rank of Lieutenant, he was wounded in action but remained on duty. On 17 September 1917 he was killed in action, aged 25, and was buried in the Dickecusch Cemetery, Belgium. Following the Armistice his remains were re-interred in The Huts Cemetery, Belgium.