| Accession Number | P03569.056 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Suez Canal, Port Said |
| Date made | c 1919P07978.001 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 400 Staff Sergeant Major (SSM) Henry James ...
Description
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 400 Staff Sergeant Major (SSM) Henry James Chivers, 1st Australian Light Horse, C Squadron, of Cowra, NSW. SSM Chivers enlisted on 22 August 1914 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 20 October 1914. He was promoted to lance corporal on 4 December 1915, corporal on 1 January 1916, lance sergeant on 5 September 1916. He was promoted to sergeant on 1 December 1916 and SSM on 7 October 1918. He died of endocarditis in Egypt on 11 December 1918 aged 26 years.