| Place | Middle East: British Mandate of Palestine, Palestine |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 024885 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Gaza |
| Date made | 25 August 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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FRIENDS OF DECEASED APPROACHING AND GIVING THE LAST SALUTE TO THE OPEN GRAVE OF STAFF-SERGEANT Z. ...
Description
FRIENDS OF DECEASED APPROACHING AND GIVING THE LAST SALUTE TO THE OPEN GRAVE OF STAFF-SERGEANT Z. MARKS. OF 2ND ECHELON. A.I.F. (M.E.). THE INTERNMENT WAS IN THE GAZA WAR CEMETERY. ESTABLISHED DURING THE 1914-1918 WAR & KEPT IN GOOD ORDER IN THE MEANTIME BY THE WAR GRAVES COMMISION. IN THE RIGHT BACKGROUND MAY BE SEEN HEADSTONES ON THE GRAVES OF MEN OF THE 1ST A.I.F. WHILST IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND ARE TEMPORY WOODEN CROSSES ON THE GRAVES OF THE 2ND A.I.F. THE SERVICE WAS CONDUCTED BY CHAPLAIN 4TH CLASS REV. L.M. GOLDMAN, JEWISH CHAPLAIN OF THE A.I.F.