| Accession Number | P03569.055 |
|---|---|
| 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 2747 Trooper (Tpr) William Thomas Papworth, ...
Description
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 2747 Trooper (Tpr) William Thomas Papworth, 15th Australian Light Horse, of Coonamble, NSW. Tpr Papworth enlisted with the Camel Corps on 3 January 1917 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Port Sydney on 9 May 1917. He died of malaria and septic pneumonia in Egypt on 5 December 1918 aged 27 years.