| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00735.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Holmes, Leonard Malcolm |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Harbonnieres |
| Date made | c 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Grave marker of Lieutenant (Lt) Alfred Edward Gaby VC, 28th Battalion AIF. Lt Gaby was ...
Description
Grave marker of Lieutenant (Lt) Alfred Edward Gaby VC, 28th Battalion AIF. Lt Gaby was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for 'most conspicuous bravery and dash in attack' on 8 August 1918 at Villers Bretonneux. During an attack, Lt Gaby rushed through a hole in the wire which was holding up the rest of the battalion and single handedly captured fifty enemy soldiers and four machine guns. He then reorganised his men and continued the attack. He was killed three days later by a sniper when walking along the line encouraging his men during another attack.