A cross marking the graves of two Australian soldiers, both members of the 3rd Field Ambulance, ...

Accession Number C02187
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original transparency (positive)
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli)
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A cross marking the graves of two Australian soldiers, both members of the 3rd Field Ambulance, who were killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915. Both enlisted in Launceston, Tasmania. They are 221 Private Alfred Frederick Eccles, a native of Liverpool, England; and 229 Private Frank Hudson.