| Accession Number | P03569.037 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Suez Canal, Port Said |
| Date made | c 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 2810A Trooper (Tpr) Frederick Burgess, 1st ...
Description
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 2810A Trooper (Tpr) Frederick Burgess, 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, of Nerang, Qld, originally of Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. Tpr Burgess enlisted on 18 January 1916 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Mongolia on 8 July 1916. He died of wounds in Egypt on 20 April 1918 aged 29 years.