| Accession Number | C03196 |
|---|---|
| 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
|
The original joint grave of men of the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, who were all killed ...
Description
The original joint grave of men of the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, who were all killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 6 August 1915. Identified on the tombstone: 549 Lance Corporal Humphry Osborne Moule, native of Brighton, Vic, died aged 22 years; 73 Tooper (Tpr) Frederick Charles Lionel Bridgeland (formerly served in the Boer War in the 5th Mounted Rifles Contingent), died aged 34 years; 191 Driver Smedley Joseph John Terry (Smedley Terry), native of Flaggy Creek, Vic, died aged 19 years; 192 Tpr Miles Nuel Turner, native of Colac, Vic, died aged 24 years. Tpr Turner's cousin, 7338 Private James Butler White, 23rd Battalion, was killed in action in Belgium on 5 October 1917, aged 19 years.