| Accession Number | P08624.419 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2823 Private (later Driver) Alfred Percy Marks, 1st Australian Light Horse ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2823 Private (later Driver) Alfred Percy Marks, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment (later 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron) of Cecil Park via Liverpool, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard RMS Mongolia on 8 July 1916. On 23 November 1916, he died of malaria at Kantara, Egypt, aged 30. He is buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.