| Accession Number | P02275.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Verey A & Co |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Castlemaine |
| Date made | c 1903 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Major Robert Gartside (born 1862). Gartside enlisted in the 4th Victorian ...
Description
Studio portrait of Major Robert Gartside (born 1862). Gartside enlisted in the 4th Victorian Rifles in 1885, and was promoted to Major in 1903. Note the Queen's South African Medal with three clasps which he earned during the South African (Boer) War, while serving with the 3rd Imperial Australian Bushmen. He was wounded as a Lieutenant, while serving with the Bushmen, on 14 February 1901. He retired as a Major in 1903. He re-enlisted in 1914, and served as second in command of the 8th Battalion as an acting Lieutenant Colonel. He was killed in action at Gallipoli while leading a charge of the 7th battalion near Tommies' Trench at Cape Helles on 8 May 1915.