The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"Boys mother". "Funeral on its way". Related to the burial of 1701 Private (Pte) Robert William Fuhrstrom, 58th Battalion, of Main Lead, Victoria. Pte Fuhrstrom embarked for overseas service in April 1916 but spent long periods of his service unwell and in hospital. In 1918 he was invalided back to Australia but on 29 May 1918 died en route and was buried at Uranie Cemetery, Tipaerui, Papeete, Tahiti. Colonel George Hodges Knox CMG, the French Governor, Chaplain Thomas Riddle, the Aide de Camp to the French Governor, the British Consul, the Mayor of Tahiti and other citizens, along with returning soldiers from the troop transport HMAT Marathon (A74) attended the funeral.
"Funeral just leaving the ship". Related to the burial of 1701 Private (Pte) Robert William Fuhrstrom, 58th Battalion, of Main Lead, Victoria. Pte Fuhrstrom embarked for overseas service in April 1916
The grave of 1701 Private (Pte) Fuhrstrom decorated with French and British flags and floral tributes following his burial. Related to the burial of 1701 Private (Pte) Robert William Fuhrstrom, 58th B
"Body being lowered down the side of the ship". Related to the burial of 1701 Private (Pte) Robert William Fuhrstrom, 58th Battalion, of Main Lead, Victoria. Pte Fuhrstrom embarked for overseas servic
"Showing the coffin just before it is lowered into the grave". Related to the burial of 1701 Private (Pte) Robert William Fuhrstrom, 58th Battalion, of Main Lead, Victoria. Pte Fuhrstrom embarked for
"Showing the grave just before it is filled in. The Governor of the island, Cournal [sic Colonel] Knox and other officers standing around the grave". Knox is Lieutenant Colonel George Hodges Knox CMG
'The island, where your loving son was laid to rest and who [sic] grave will be taken care of by thoes [sic] good and most loving people of Tahiti'; image of harbour. Related to the burial of 1701 Pri
