| Accession Number | A02630 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
| Date made | November 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The flogging of a German by orders of Colonel William Holmes, as a reprisal for the flogging of a ...
Description
The flogging of a German by orders of Colonel William Holmes, as a reprisal for the flogging of a British missionary, the Reverend W A Cox, by masked Germans. The floggers were captured and flogged in the presence of German residents and Australian soldiers of the Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) only.