EZ0064 Accession Number: EZ0064

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A chaplain reads the burial service beside the grave of a fallen Australian in a cemetery in a wood, near a chateau that housed a casualty clearing station. The burial party standing around the grave includes English and Australian soldiers. The man on the far right has a 2nd Division colour patch on his sleeve. Note the stretcher in the foreground. (A cropped version of this image is held as P0077/21/11.)

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Accession Number
EZ0064
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
August 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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