| Accession Number | P03569.059 |
|---|---|
| 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 18909 Sapper (Spr) George Henry Smith, 2nd ...
Description
The original grave marker, covered in flowers, of 18909 Sapper (Spr) George Henry Smith, 2nd Field Squadron Australian Engineers, of Charleville, Qld. Spr Smith enlisted on 10 October 1916 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 2 November 1917. He died of pneumonia and malaria in Egypt on 19 November 1918 aged 38 years.