H13928 Accession Number: H13928

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Portrait, in civilian clothes, of Lance Corporal W.R. Parker VC of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Naval Division (Portsmouth Battalion), who was the first man to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the ANZAC sector at Gallipoli although the award was not gazetted until 22 June 1917. (Donor A.W. Bazley)

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Accession Number
H13928
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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