| Accession Number | P05301.226 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2568 Private Frederick Oswald Creek, 13th (later 45th) Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2568 Private Frederick Oswald Creek, 13th (later 45th) Battalion, of Marrickville, NSW. Son of Edward James and Annie Creek. A tramway tester prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Runic (A54) on 9 August 1915. He was killed in action in France on 7 August 1916, aged 20. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.