| Accession Number | P10550.085 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original postcard negative |
| Maker |
Thuillier, Louis |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Vignacourt |
| Date made | c 1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives, taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.
Description
Original grave markers of 6878 Private (Pte) Charles Sandford, 24th Battalion, and 7128 Private Robert Arthur Pearson, 28th Battalion, in the Vignacourt cemetery. Pte Sandford, a labourer from Lakes Entrance, Vic, embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 21 November 1917 and died of wounds on 15 June 1918, aged 19. Pte Pearson, a plumber from North Fremantle, WA, embarked from Albany aboard HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 24 July 1917 and died of wounds on 15 June 1918, aged 19.
From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.