| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | H03245 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Kabakaul |
| Date made | c 1915-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The graves of 45 Able Seaman (AB) John Courtney (AB J E Walker served as John Courtney), Royal ...
Description
The graves of 45 Able Seaman (AB) John Courtney (AB J E Walker served as John Courtney), Royal Australian Naval Reserve, died of wounds, and Lieutenant Commander C B Elwell, Royal Navy, killed in action, at the landing of the Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) at German New Guinea on 11 September 1914. These two sailors were originally buried at Kabakaul and in 1919 reinterred in the Rabaul military cemetery. Note: Postwar c 1950 they were transferred to the Bitapaka War cemetery.