J00259 Accession Number: J00259

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Two soldiers of the Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps who acted as General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's bodyguard throughout the Gallipoli Peninsula campaign. Trooper Rendle is on the left.

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Accession Number
J00259
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by H J MacLennan
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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