Accession Number | J03881 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Dexter, Walter Ernest |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Battlefield grave of Captain (Capt) Harold Maurice Griffiths, 5th Battalion, from Albert Park, ...
Description
Battlefield grave of Captain (Capt) Harold Maurice Griffiths, 5th Battalion, from Albert Park, Vic. Capt. Griffiths served in the Citizens' Military Force (CMF) as a sergeant before enlisting on 17 August 1914. He was killed in action at Bapaume, France on 8 May 1917, and is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery. In April 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross. The photographer , Padre Walter Ernest Dexter DSO MC DCM was the unit chaplain.