E04203 Accession Number: E04203

Description

Group portrait of the original officers and men of the 26th Battalion. No identification details were recorded for the men in this group. Subsequently identified is Captain Gilbert Harry MC and Bar, MM (front row, fifth from left). He was one of only nine members of the AIF to win the Military Cross and Bar and Military Medal. The men are in front of the Marchienne-au-Pont school.

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Accession Number
E04203
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 January 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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