Accession Number | H11805 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Mont St Quentin |
Date made | 30 August 1925 |
Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A senior French Army officer placing a wreath on an Australian soldier's grave during the ...
Description
A senior French Army officer placing a wreath on an Australian soldier's grave during the ceremony of the unveiling of the 2nd Australian Army Divisional Memorial. In the foreground is the grave of 1980 Private Thomas Skelly of the 54th Battalion, AIF, who was killed in action on 1 September 1918. (Donor Department of Defence)