P05809.003 Accession Number: P05809.003

Description

From left: the graves of 2647 Private (Pte) Richmond Boyd Graham, 29th Battalion and 2447 Pte John Patrick Saunders, 30th Battalion. Pte Graham, a clerk from Sandringham, Vic prior to enlistment, embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Anchises on 14 March 1916. On 26 September 1917, whilst on detachment to the 25th Machine Gun Company, he was killed in action, aged 22. Pte Saunders, a labourer from Marrickville, NSW prior to enlistment, embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Orsova on 11 March 1916. On 25 September 1917, also whilst on detachment to the 25th Machine Gun Company, he was killed in action aged 22. The remains of both men were later exhumed and re-interred in the Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.

Details

Accession Number
P05809.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Murray
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

People

Rolls

Conflicts

Units

Accession P05809.003

Part of collection:

More like this

P05809.002

Photograph P05809.002 First World War, 1914-1918

From left: the graves of 47425 Private (Pte) Albert Joseph Halgarth, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment; 3334 Pte Leslie James Welsh, 32nd Battalion; 4568 Pte Clarence Hurtle McGuinness, 32nd

Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives

Photograph DA14554 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 2647 Private (Pte) Richmond Boyd Graham, 29th Battalion from Sandringham, Victoria. A 21 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 27 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 5th

Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives

Photograph DA14555A First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 2647 Private (Pte) Richmond Boyd Graham, 29th Battalion from Sandringham, Victoria. A 21 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 27 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 5th

P08911.002

Photograph P08911.002 First World War, 1914-1918

Pre-enlistment studio portrait of 5998 Private (Pte) Henry "Harry" William Compow [Kong Pow], 3rd Battalion, of Gundagai, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney with the 19th Rei

P09114.009

Photograph P09114.009 First World War, 1914-1918

Graves of 9906 Private (Pte) James Downie, 187, Pte Fred Flowers and 16084 Pte Joseph Clarence Nix all of the 1st Field Ambulance, Army Medical Corps. Pte Downie, a painter from Taringa, Qld prior to

P07423.001

Photograph P07423.001 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 419 Private (Pte) Charles Marsden Harris, 5th Machine Gun Company, of Kerabee, Denman, NSW. A grazier prior to enlistment, Pte Harris embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbo

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.29 am