P08802.001 Accession Number: P08802.001

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An unidentified Australian soldier standing beside the grave of QX5877 Private (Pte) James Sidney Gillespie, 2/15 Battalion, of Millmerran, Qld. Pte Gillespie was killed in action in Libya on 1 September 1942. More than thirty men of the 2/15th were killed during Operation Bulimba and several British and German tanks destroyed. Tracks from such a tank have been used to surround Pte Gillespie's grave. Image from the collection of NX11895 Donald Cooper.

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Accession Number
P08802.001
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D Cooper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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