The graves of some of the 34 men of the 3rd Battalion who were killed in action on 19 May 1915, ...

Accession Number C01975
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula
Date made c May 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

The graves of some of the 34 men of the 3rd Battalion who were killed in action on 19 May 1915, including that of Lieutenant (Lt) Laurence Whistler Street. Lt Street was a member of what has become a well known Sydney legal family; his father was the Hon. Justice Philip Whistler Street of the NSW Supreme Court. He is now buried in the 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery.

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