P08624.407 Accession Number: P08624.407

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Studio portrait of 1953 Private (later Driver) Francis Patrick Somers (also known as Francis Patrick Summers) 51st Battalion of Melbourne, Vic. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Seang Bee (A48) on 18 July 1916. Dvr Somers, was killed in action on 25 April 1918 during action near Villers-Bretonneux, France, aged 32. He is buried in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

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Accession Number
P08624.407
Maker
Cumberland
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Photomechanical print
Date Made
1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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