| Accession Number | P03569.051 |
|---|---|
| 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 3473 Trooper (Tpr) Frank Launsley Barns, 3rd ...
Description
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 3473 Trooper (Tpr) Frank Launsley Barns, 3rd Australian Light Horse, of Streaky Bay, SA. Tpr Barns enlisted on 30 March 1917 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 2 November 1917. He died of pneumonia in Egypt on 22 October 1918 aged 27 years.