| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | C02207 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Hell Spit |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Australian graves on a hillside near Anzac Cove. The central cross commemorates 202 Private John ...
Description
Australian graves on a hillside near Anzac Cove. The central cross commemorates 202 Private John (Jack) Simpson Kirkpatrick (who enlisted as John Simpson), 3rd Field Ambulance, who was killed in action on 19 May 1915. Pte Simpson entered the Australian folklore as the "man with the donkey." To the immediate left is a wooden cross commemorating Private Arthur Theodore Perry of the New Zealand Field Ambulance who was killed in action on 22 May. Their original graves were identified after the war and the two men remain buried close together in Beach Cemetery.