E02814 Accession Number: E02814

Description

A memorial in memory of officers, NCOs and men of the 45th Battalion, AIF, who fell at Dernancourt following the operations of the Battalion in March and April 1918, erected by their comrades. Crosses mark the graves of, left to right, Lieutenant (Lt) Harold Flinders Mitchell; Captain Owen Burton Dibbs; 2672 Private (Pte) Francis John Pidgeon; 2126 Pte William Tasker Adam; 2619 Pte Guy Charles Baker; Lieutenant Theophilus William Perry; 998A Pte Richard Clarence Walsh.

Details

Accession Number
E02814
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
28 July 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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