| Accession Number | J00041 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Barrington, Glen Roy |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux |
| Date made | c February 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
27th Battalion grave photography project
Description
The isolated grave of 6246 Private (Pte) Cecil Douglas Finn, 27th Battalion. A farm labourer of Keyneton, SA, prior to enlistment, Pte Finn embarked with the 20th Reinforcements, 10th Battalion from Adelaide on HMAT Anchises on 28 August 1916. After transferring to the 27th Battalion he was killed in action 8 August 1918, in Villers-Bretonneux. Following the Armistice, his grave could not be located and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. This image is one of a set of photographs of the original graves of some members of the 27th Battalion. The Battalion funded the purchase of the camera through its adjutant Captain (Capt) Southon for 5541 Pte G R Barrington to photograph the graves. The camera and negatives were then acquired by Major John L Treloar on behalf of the Australian War Museum, reimbursing costs for the camera to Capt Southon.
One of a set of 66 images requested by Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Royden Chalmers. The 27th Battalion history 'The Blue and Brown Diamond' relates that 4210 Henry Matthew Skinner MM and battalion photographer Barrington left Mont-sur-Marchienne on 2 February 1919 to photograph scattered graves of soldiers of the unit. Skinner features in a number of the images photographed by Barrington. Copies were supplied to next of kin and near relations.