| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Passchendaele |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P10577.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 414A Private (Pte) Albert Ernest Free, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion. A farmer ...
Description
Studio portrait of 414A Private (Pte) Albert Ernest Free, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion. A farmer from Lalbert, Victoria, Pte Free enlisted on 24 July 1916 and embarked from Melbourne on 20 October 1916 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln A17. Pte Free was killed in action aged 23 at Passchendaele, near Ypres, Belgium on 12 October 1917. His brother 415, Pte Samuel John Free of the same unit died of wounds at Villers Bretonneux, France on 26 May 1918. (See P10577.001)