| Accession Number | C00816 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Graves of Australian soldiers who died on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Legible in the background is ...
Description
Graves of Australian soldiers who died on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Legible in the background is the inscription on the large cross marking the grave of 166 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Henry Bulmer, 3rd Battalion. A pattern maker, of Campsie, New South Wales prior to enlistment in the 1st Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides on 20 October 1914 for Egypt and then to the Dardanelles where he was transferred to the 3rd Battalion. Sgt Bulmer was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 16 July 1915 and is buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery. He was aged 25 years. His younger brother, 3884 Private Walter Edgar Bulmer was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 22 August 1916 (see P05301.171) and his youngest brother, 6523 Lance Corporal Edward William Bulmer, returned to Australia on 7 July 1919.