C01825 Accession Number: C01825

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Major Edward Sutherland Stokes, Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services, 1st Division, cuts Major Duncan John Glasfurd's hair while smoking a pipe. A native of Scotland, Glasfurd was a staff officer concerned with operations; he had largely supervised the training of the 1st Division at Mena in Egypt. He later died of wounds in France on 12 November 1916 while holding the rank of Brigadier General and commanding the 12th Brigade.

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Accession Number
C01825
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original transparency (positive)
Date Made
June 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Major R A Ramsay
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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