The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The original grave of 1510 Private (Pte) Robert Kerrigan, 15th Battalion, who was taken prisoner by the Turks and died in captivity, aged 39, at Afron Kara Hissar on 15 February 1917. Pte Kerrigan's grave now lies in the Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, one of many graves to be brought in from battlefields and cemeteries in Anatolia where Commonwealth prisoners of war were buried by the Turks.
The original grave of 2156 Private (Pte) William Draper Jones, 15th Battalion, who was taken prisoner by the Turks and died in captivity, aged 30, at Afron Kara Hissar on 31 January 1917. Pte Jones's
The original grave of 1379 Private (Pte) George Burdett King, 9th Battalion, who was taken prisoner by the Turks at Gallipoli in 1915, and died in captivity, aged 24, at Afron Kara Hissar on 16 August
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed edge with recipient's details. Associated with the service of Robert Kerrigan. Kerrigan was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1874 and was forty years old on enlistm
Victory Medal. Impressed edge with recipient's details. Associated with the service of Robert Kerrigan. Kerrigan was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1874 and was forty years old on enlistment in the 1
1914-15 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. Associated with the service of Robert Kerrigan. Kerrigan was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1874 and was forty years old on enlistment in the
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge.
