| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | J05577 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 26 April 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Collection related to the service of Harold Arthur Barker
Description
In a dugout of the 7th Battalion Machine Gun Section, behind Courtney's Post, Gallipoli Peninsula, late in the day on 26 April 1915. Identified, left to right: 56 Private (Pte) Frank Walker, of Bendigo, Vic, who enlisted on 18 August 1914 an later served as a Quartermaster Sergeant with the 15th Machine Gun Battalion. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) on 1 January 1918; 998 Pte Kenneth Muirson, of Christchurch, New Zealand, who enlisted on 10 September 1914, who was later commissioned as a captain and received the Military Cross (MC) and Bar, and Lance Corporal Barker.