| Accession Number | E01085 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Hoograaf |
| Date made | 15 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
2585 Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, 51st Battalion and later Australian Corps Salvage AIF, ...
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2585 Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, 51st Battalion and later Australian Corps Salvage AIF, tagging battlefield trophies for the Australian War Museum at the Hoograaf Collecting Depot. The battlefield relics were gathered during the Australian advances in the Third Battle of Ypres and almost every item bears a signficance to some historic event in which Australian troops figure. Corporal Bailey was accidentally killed on 17 May 1918 at Ailly sur Somme while handling similar material. Note the German stick grenade, rifle with bayonet and the machine gun that he is holding.
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- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (2585) Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, Australian Salvage Corps, First World War, 1914-1918
- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (2585) Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, Australian Salvage Corps, First World War, 1914-1918
- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (2585) Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, Australian Salvage Corps, First World War, 1914-1918