P00735.004 Accession Number: P00735.004

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Grave marker of Lieutenant (Lt) Alfred Edward Gaby VC, 28th Battalion AIF. Lt Gaby was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for 'most conspicuous bravery and dash in attack' on 8 August 1918 at Villers Bretonneux. During an attack, Lt Gaby rushed through a hole in the wire which was holding up the rest of the battalion and single handedly captured fifty enemy soldiers and four machine guns. He then reorganised his men and continued the attack. He was killed three days later by a sniper when walking along the line encouraging his men during another attack.

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Accession Number
P00735.004
Photographer
Sergeant Leonard Malcolm Holmes
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J L Holmes
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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