Studio portrait of 566 Private (Pte) Frederick Alexander Anderson, 15th Battalion from ...

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area
Accession Number H05645
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 566 Private (Pte) Frederick Alexander Anderson, 15th Battalion from Mudgeeraba, Queensland. A 35 year old teamster prior to enlisting on 16 September 1914, he embarked for overseas with D Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic. While serving with the battalion at Gallipoli, he was killed in action on 18 May 1915. Pte Anderson is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey with others who have no known grave.