| Accession Number | P02907.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Original grave of 183 Private (Pte) Sydney Gordon Foster, B Company, 5th Battalion, of Prahran, ...
Description
Original grave of 183 Private (Pte) Sydney Gordon Foster, B Company, 5th Battalion, of Prahran, Vic, in Cairo Cemetery. A grocer prior to enlisting on 18 August 1914, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orvieto on 21 October 1914. Pte Foster was wounded at Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, and died in Egypt on 17 October 1915, aged 23 years.