Collection related to the service of Alfred George Brown MC Accession Number: A00737

Description

The troopship Southland, carrrying Headquarters, 2nd Division, AIF, Headquarters, 6th Infantry Brigade, 21st Battalion and one Company of the 23rd Battalion and details, which was torpedoed at 9.51 am in the Aegean Sea, near the Island of Agistrati. Two lifeboats are leaving the side of the sinking vessel (centre rear).

Details

Accession Number
A00737
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 September 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain Brown, MC.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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