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- A Person Commemorated Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France
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Photograph - Australian Serviceman Alfred Galbraith's Grave, France, 1916
Reg. No: ST 041265
- Summary:
- Photograph of Sapper Alfred Galbraith's grave in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France. The grave is bounded by a wooden frame and has an ornate cross. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
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- Two Black and white photographs on paper and a photo negative.
- Description Of Content:
- Negative image of Sapper Alfred Galbraith's grave in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France. The grave is bounded by a wooden frame and has an ornate cross. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
The text on the headstone reads: Sacred to/ The memory of/ No 3648/ SAP. G.F.A. GALBRAITH/ 5TH DIV. SIG. COY./ AUSTRALIA/ KILLED IN/ ACTION/ 15TH JULY/ 1916 - Acquisition Information:
- Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, 1985
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | australian army, australian military forces, death mourning, graves, military memorabilia, war graves, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918, military forces |
| Themes this item is part of: | Sapper Alfred Galbraith, AIF (1895-1916), Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | war graves & burials |
| Organisations Depicted: | 2nd Division Australian Army; 5th Division Australian Army |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France, 1916 |
| Person Commemorated: | Alfred Galbraith, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France, 1916 |
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