| Accession Number | P06424.007 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Mena |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor group portrait of six soldiers of the 6th Battalion on top of the Great Pyramid of ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of six soldiers of the 6th Battalion on top of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt. Identified from left to right, back row: 2055 (Private) Reginald James Rossiter from North Carlton, Victoria (killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915); 143 Pte Reginald Thornton Watson from Fitzroy, Victoria (killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915); and 63 Pte Thomas Hewett Boyd from Alphington, Victoria (later Lieutenant and killed in action in Belgium on 4 October 1917)[see image H05600].
Front row: 43 Sergeant John Leo Patrick Basto from Albert Park, Victoria (killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915) [see also image P06424.009]; 51 Corporal Herbert Maurice Robertshaw from North Carlton, Victoria (killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915) [see image DAOD0230]; and 2019 Pte Neil Wells from Footscray, Victoria (died of wounds received at Gallipoli on 10 June 1915). The six soldiers in this image all died during the war.