Accession Number | P03696.017.004 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Belgium |
Date made | c 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Grave marker
Description
Original grave marker for 29989 Gunner (Gnr) Charles Francis Albert (Charlie) Needham, 4th Battery, 2nd Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. A bank clerk prior to enlisting in Parkside, SA, on 5 November 1915, Gnr Needham embarked from Melbourne, Vic, aboard HMAT Aeneas on 3 October 1916. He was killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium on 4 October 1917, aged 19.