The original graves of three allied servicemen, killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula. ...

Accession Number C03171
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The original graves of three allied servicemen, killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Identified graves, left to right: Captain Sydney Raymond Hall, 10th Battalion, of Fullarton, SA, killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 32 years; Lieutenant Clarence William Wolfenden, 4th Battery, 2nd Brigade Australian Field Artillery, a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, killed in action on 11 May 1915, aged 21 years; 2163 Rifleman Alexander Forrest, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, killed in action on 2 May 1915, aged 24 years. (See also H04013)

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