| Accession Number | P05248.017 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | 1914-1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 36 Staff Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Clifford Charles Burge, Army Pay Corps ...
Description
Studio portrait of 36 Staff Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Clifford Charles Burge, Army Pay Corps (later 24th Battalion), of Elsternwick, Victoria. A public servant prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Runic (A54) on 25 February 1915. On 14 August 1918, he was killed in action, by a shell in The Quarry, France, aged 26, while moving forward to the new front line with C Company. The Unit Diary records that Lieut Burge "was one of the most promising and popular officers with the Battalion & a fine sportsman, a good soldier and comrade". He is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France.