| Place | Asia: Russia, North Russia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | A03725 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Russia: North Russia |
| Date made | 9 September 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 North Russia, 1919 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of No 2 Gun Crew of the Australian Section of the 201st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, ...
Description
Members of No 2 Gun Crew of the Australian Section of the 201st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, British North Russian Relief Force, moving off from a blockhouse in the Bolo's old winter line. This is believed to be the blockhouse where Sergeant Samuel George Pearse, an Australian serving with the 45th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, won his posthumous award of the Victoria Cross on 29 August 1919 for extreme bravery.