| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01645.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Taurus Mountains, Belemedik |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Grave in the Christian cemetery of 8053 Petty Officer (PO) Stephen John Gilbert, crewmember of ...
Description
Grave in the Christian cemetery of 8053 Petty Officer (PO) Stephen John Gilbert, crewmember of the submarine HMAS AE2 and then prisoner of war captured by the Turks on 30 April 1915. He died on 9 October 1916 aged 39 years, from malaria and typhus, while working on the Baghdad to Berlin Railway. Later his body was reinterned in the war cemetery at Baghdad. (original held in AWM archive store. Same image held at P03483.022)