| Accession Number | C03185 |
|---|---|
| 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 | c May-December 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Australian soldiers standing behind grave markers at the Artillery Road East Cemetery, ...
Description
Australian soldiers standing behind grave markers at the Artillery Road East Cemetery, Gallipoli.
The large central headstone is for men of the 8th Battalion, C Company who were killed at the Landing at Anzac on 25 April 1915. Names listed from top to bottom are:
[Name illegible, or possibly says "In Memory"]
Lt McLeod, M [Lieutenant Maurice McLeod, 8th Battalion]
Sgt Reynolds, J [710 Sergeant James William Reynolds, 8th Battalion]
Pte Preston, R [1065 Private Richard Preston, 8th Battalion]
Pte Morehead, F [691 Private Frank McCrae Moorehead, 8th Battalion]
Killed in Action 25.4.15
The cross at the end is for LC D Lees B Coy, 11 Bn. [318 Lance Corporal David Lees of B Company, 11th Australian Infantry Battalion, who was killed on 2 May 1915.]