The memorial erected to commemorate the Australian soldiers of the 1st Division who fell during ...

Accession Number EZ0131
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker British Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres
Date made 8 July 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The memorial erected to commemorate the Australian soldiers of the 1st Division who fell during the capture of Pozieres in July 1916. The inscription on the cross reads '1st Australian Division AIF'. In front of the memorial are the graves of Bombardier D J Davies, killed in action; Bombardier F A Blackham, killed in action; Gunner G P Johnston, killed in action; Gunner O C Dalrymple, killed in action.