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Accession Number | C01986 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli) |
Date made | August 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Portrait of 490 Warrant Officer Robert Melville, Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM), 1st Battalion, ...
Description
Portrait of 490 Warrant Officer Robert Melville, Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM), 1st Battalion, sitting in a dugout. On his tunic sleeves RSM Melville is wearing white bands, which were used by Australian soldiers at Lone Pine and the next day at the Nek to help identify friend from foe.