| Accession Number | C03143 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Lone Pine |
| Date made | 16 December 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group of Australian officers of the 21st Battalion, standing amongst washing suspended from ...
Description
A group of Australian officers of the 21st Battalion, standing amongst washing suspended from lines above them, in a trench at Lone Pine on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Identified, left to right: Captain (Capt) (later Lieutenant Colonel) Henry Arnold Crowther (smoking pipe), awarded a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 21 August 1917; Lieutenant (Lt) (later Captain) Alexander Smeeton Robertson (seated); Capt (later Lieutenant Colonel) Bernard Oscar Charles Duggan, awarded a DSO on 18 April 1918; Lt John Dyke (later 59th Battalion.) This image was taken three days before the evacuation of allied forces from the Gallipoli Peninsula was completed.