| Accession Number | P03569.022 |
|---|---|
| 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
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The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 3480 Trooper (Tpr) Clement Belmore Jacka, 3rd ...
Description
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 3480 Trooper (Tpr) Clement Belmore Jacka, 3rd Australian Light Horse, of Melrose, SA. Tpr Jacka enlisted on 27 February 1917 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 2 November 1917. Tpr Jacka died of heart failure after catching malaria in Egypt on 16 October 1918 aged 29 years.