Object numberM2016/006:004
DescriptionEight pieces of shrapnel from Fromelles, dated 19 July 1916, received from the village church of Fromelles.
The items weres obtained in July 2010, in conjunction with the dedication of new Fromelles Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, where 250 Soldiers from WW1 were re-buried (after being discovered in mass burial pits and DNA tested), including 96 identified Diggers, amongst them the Jewish Lt Berrol Mendelsohn.
Copies of two articles containing a related story published in the Australian Jewish News, 18 Dec 2009, 27 Aug 2010 in folder M2016/006.
The items weres obtained in July 2010, in conjunction with the dedication of new Fromelles Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, where 250 Soldiers from WW1 were re-buried (after being discovered in mass burial pits and DNA tested), including 96 identified Diggers, amongst them the Jewish Lt Berrol Mendelsohn.
Copies of two articles containing a related story published in the Australian Jewish News, 18 Dec 2009, 27 Aug 2010 in folder M2016/006.
Production date 1916 - 1916
Object nameammunition
Dimensions
- average diameter: 12.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Peter Allen