BELEMEDICK, TURKEY. C.1916. GRAVE, IN THE CHRISTIAN CEMETERY, OF 2181 PRIVATE LEONARD GEORGE NEW, ...

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Accession Number P01645.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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BELEMEDICK, TURKEY. C.1916. GRAVE, IN THE CHRISTIAN CEMETERY, OF 2181 PRIVATE LEONARD GEORGE NEW, 15TH BATTALION, A PRISONER OF WAR WHO WAS CAPTURED BY THE TURKS ON 1915-08-08 AT GALLIPOLI. HE DIED ON 1916-05-07 FROM A ROCK FALL WHILE WORKING ON THE BAGHDAD TO BERLIN RAILWAY. HIS BODY WAS LATER REINTERRED IN THE WAR CEMETERY IN BAGHDAD. (ORIGINAL HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE) (DONOR E. CHOMLEY)