C01794 Accession Number: C01794

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Soldiers and nurses stand by some soldiers' graves in the Old Cairo Cemetery on the anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove. They came to lay wreaths and bouquets on the graves after attending a memorial service and marching through the city streets. In the foreground is the grave of Sister Norma Violet Mowbray, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), who died of pneumonia on 21 January 1916.

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Accession Number
C01794
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
25 April 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant Jarvis
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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