P03794.001 Accession Number: P03794.001

Description

The grave of SX7121 Private (Pte) Gordon Harold Francis, 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, of St Peters, South Australia (SA). Pte Francis enlisted in Adelaide, SA, on 29 June 1940. He was killed in action in Egypt near El Alamein on 22 July 1942 aged 32. He is buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery.

Details

Accession Number
P03794.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J Speirs
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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