Six crosses, four of which have plaques in the shape of Australia, marking the graves of soldiers ...

Accession Number E05286
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Mont St Quentin
Date made 22 May 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Six crosses, four of which have plaques in the shape of Australia, marking the graves of soldiers of the 25th Battalion killed in action on 2 September 1918. From left to right the graves are those of 3657, Private (Pte) John William Thompson; 6871, Pte James Crichton Stewart; 5406, Pte Alfred Solomon Smith; 385, Sergeant William Henry Hartnup, MM; 3690, Pte Wilfred John Gould; 3593, Pte John Loftus Bergin. Note an unidentified soldier is marked on the same cross as Pte Smith and an unknown soldier is marked on the same cross as Pte Gould.