P03253.003 Accession Number: P03253.003

Description

A view of the Heilly Cemetery in which many members of the 12th Brigade are buried, including Brigadier General Duncan Glasfurd (late General Officer Commanding of 12th Brigade). Brigadier General Glasfurd was mortally wounded by a German shell on 12 November 1916 at 'Cheese Road' near Flers. The first grave in the left foreground is that of 247723 Gunner (Gnr) William Henry Miles, D Battery, 150th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery who died on 6 June 1918. The next grave belongs to 750 Sergeant (Sgt) Ernest Arthur Smith, 22nd Battalion, killed in action (KIA) on 7 June 1918.

Details

Accession Number
P03253.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
(Donor A. E. Hooper)
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

People

Conflicts

Events

Accession P03253.003

Part of collection:

More like this

A00875

Photograph A00875 First World War, 1914-1918

Major DJ Glasfurd (later Brigadier General), having his hair cut by Major ES Stokes (DADMS Australian Division), who is smoking a pipe. On 12 November 1916 Brigadier General Glasfurd was mortally wou

E00576

Photograph E00576 First World War, 1914-1918

Unidentified soldiers, probably of the 12th Brigade, moving along a support line known as 'Cheese Road'. This sunken lane forming the support line in front of Flers. On 12 November 1916, shortly bef

A00876

Photograph A00876 First World War, 1914-1918

An informal portrait of Major D J Glasfurd (later Brigadier General), Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. Major Glasfurd was, at the time, GSO 1st Australian Division. He was mortally wounded at 'Che

E00042

Photograph E00042 First World War, 1914-1918

The graves of Brigadier General Duncan Glasfurd, the late General Officer Commanding of 12th Brigade, (foreground, with a wreath) and Lieutenant Colonel O. G. Howell Price DSO MC, late Commanding Offi

P03717.010

Photograph P03717.010 First World War, 1914-1918

Original graves of soldiers and officers in Heilly Court Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, France. In the left foreground is the grave of 5732 Private Norman Lublin, 1st Battalion, who died of wounds on 19

C01811

Photograph C01811 First World War, 1914-1918

Portrait of Major (Maj) Duncan John Glasfurd, General Staff Officer II, 1st Division Headquarters, as seen a few days after the landing at Anzac Cove. Maj Glasfurd, seconded from the Argyll and Suther

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.32 am