Portrait, in civilian clothes, of Lance Corporal W.R. Parker VC of the Royal Marine Light ...

Accession Number H13928
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Portrait, in civilian clothes, of Lance Corporal W.R. Parker VC of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Naval Division (Portsmouth Battalion), who was the first man to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the ANZAC sector at Gallipoli although the award was not gazetted until 22 June 1917. (Donor A.W. Bazley)

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