| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | G00940A |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Gaba Tepe |
| Date made | 4 May 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of three naval gunfire observers at a post overlooking Gaba Tepe at Gallipoli. ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of three naval gunfire observers at a post overlooking Gaba Tepe at Gallipoli. The group includes Lieutenant (Lt) Cyril Albert Clowes, 1st Field Artillery Brigade (1 FAB) and Lt Norman Siddall, 2 FAB. Lt Clowes, a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, continued to serve with Australian Field Artillery Units throughout the First World War rising to the rank of Major (Maj) and being awarded the DSO, MC and two Mentions-in-Despatches. Maj Clowes continued to serve until his compulsory age retirement on 31 May 1949. Lt Siddall served with the 21st and 25th Australian Field Artillery prior to enlistment as a Second Lieutenant in mid-August 1914. He embarked with the 2 FAB from Melbourne on 20 October 1914 aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) for Egypt. The brigade landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Lt Siddall was seconded as a forward observing officer in support artillery and naval gunfire during the period 28 April to 5 May 1915 for which he was awarded a Special Mention in Divisional Orders for conspicuous gallantry and valuable service. Lt Siddall was killed in action at Gallipoli on 29 May 1915 and is buried in the Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was aged 23 years.