EZ0126 Accession Number: EZ0126

Description

Men and officers gathered in a cemetery follow the chaplain as he reads the service at the unveiling of the memorial to fallen members of the 1st Australian Division. Visible in the centre are the graves of 5714 Private T McWilliam of the 1/7 Gordons, killed in action December 1916; 2375 James Lough Borthwick of D Company, 51st Battalion, died of wounds 3 April 1917; 5619 Private John Banks Hughes of the 21st Battalion, died of wounds 20 March 1917. Note the muddy state of the ground. On the right the tents of a camp can be seen.

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Accession Number
EZ0126
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 July 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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