E05257
Photograph E05257 First World War, 1914-1918Vignacourt, France. A cemetery showing the graves of Australian soldiers including the grave of 2585 Corporal (Cpl) Ernest Lionel Bailey, Corps Salvage Section (centre). Cpl Bailey was accidentally
E01085 Accession Number: E01085
Description
2585 Corporal Ernest Lionel Bailey, 51st Battalion and later Australian Corps Salvage AIF, tagging battlefield trophies for the Australian War Museum at the Hoograaf Collecting Depot. The battlefield relics were gathered during the Australian advances in the Third Battle of Ypres and almost every item bears a signficance to some historic event in which Australian troops figure. Corporal Bailey was accidentally killed on 17 May 1918 at Ailly sur Somme while handling similar material. Note the German stick grenade, rifle with bayonet and the machine gun that he is holding.
Details
Accession Number
E01085
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
15 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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