Collection lent by Douglas Gray Marks Accession Number: C00552

Description

Three unidentified members of the 13th Battalion with a dog captured from the Turks in the Aghyl Dere valley on the Gallipoli Peninsula and named 'Joe Bourke'. Note the small satchel strapped to the dog. (This image is also held at J06494.)

Details

Accession Number
C00552
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Date Made
c 1916-1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant Colonel D G Marks DSO, MC, 13th Battalion
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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