| Accession Number | P02321.033 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Nott, H C |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 3 September 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A row of simple wooden crosses marks the graves of several soldiers from the 10th Infantry ...
Description
A row of simple wooden crosses marks the graves of several soldiers from the 10th Infantry Battalion who are buried in Victoria Gully. From left to right the graves belong to 592 Private (Pte) James Roy Washington; Lieutenant (Lt) Charles Percy Farrier; unknown; 311 Pte Frederick James Pinkney; others unknown. Pte Washington, a miner from Broken Hill, NSW, Lt Farrier, a surveyor from Broken Hill and Pte Pinkney, a mechanic from Owen, SA all embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Ascanius on 20 October 1914. Pte Washington was killed in action on 11 May 1915, Lt Farrier was killed in action on 9 May 1915, aged 20 and Pte Pinkney was killed in action on 8 May 1915, aged 32. Following the Armistice their remains were exhumed and re-interred in the Lone Pine Cemetery.