Summary
One of 44 black and white photographs in an album bound in green suede, believed to have been taken by Sergeant Major Gilbert Payne Mulcahy during World War I. It documents his military service in Egypt, France, Belgium and his return to Australia via Capetown and the Quarantine Station, Point Nepean, 1916-1919.
Image depicting a memorial cross erected to the 2nd Division at Pozieres Ridge, France. The image is undated but it likely to have been taken sometime after August 1916 when the battle of Pozieres Ridge took place. 4,000 Australians were lost during the five-week campaign.
Description of Content
Image of a cross on top of a pedament. Surrounding the pedament is vegetation. The upper part of the image is dominated by the sky.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mrs I. W. Morgan, Jun 1987
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Photographer
Sergeant Major Gilbert P. Mulcahy, Pozreres Ridge, France, 1917
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Place Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: '2nd Div. Memorial / Pozreres Ridge' Hand-written in ink on the back of the photograph: '2nd Div. / Memorial / (horizontal line) / Pozreres Ridge / (horizontal line) / Sept. 1917 / (horizontal line)'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
43 mm (Width), 65 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph Album Page
150 mm (Width), 215 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Memorials, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Death & Mourning, Battle of the Somme (Somme Offensive), 1916
