| Accession Number | P07906.143 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Australian War Records Section |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Pope's Hill |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Newly erected white crosses mark the graves of 195 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles William Gibson, 1st ...
Description
Newly erected white crosses mark the graves of 195 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles William Gibson, 1st Light Horse Regiment, of Manilla, NSW (left) and 110 Lance Corporal (LCpl) David Evans, 1st Australian Light Horse, of Kurri Kurri, NSW (right), at Pope's Hill Cemetery. Sgt Gibson and LCpl Evans were both killed on the Gallipoli Pennisula; LCpl Evans on 14 May 1915 and Sgt Gibson on 7 August 1915 at Pope's Hill. The graves of both men were later moved to Quinn's Post Cemetery in 1923. One of a series of photographs taken on Gallipoli by the Australian War Records Section, 1919.