The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 1430 Trooper (Tpr) Francis Henry Munns, 8th ...

Accession Number P03569.008
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: Suez Canal, Port Said
Date made c October 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 1430 Trooper (Tpr) Francis Henry Munns, 8th Australian Light Horse, of Leongatha, Vic. Tpr Munns enlisted on 15 October 1915 and embarked from Melbourne, Vic, aboard HMAT MacCorquodale on 13 November 1915. He died of influenza (broncho pneumonia) in Egypt on 24 October 1918 aged 36 years.