Summary
Photograph of a line of German officers' gravestones in a cemetery at Gozee, Belgium. Gozee is located in Flanders, east of Ypres. After the war German as well as Allied remains were gathered and rationalized. Today German World War I graves are maintained by the German War Graves Commission ((Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge). The closest cemetery to Gozee is the Menen German cemetery.
One of 98 black and white photographs contained in a post card album depicting World War I scenes. The images are souvenir post cards of naval and other military forces, prisoner of war camps and various location scenes around Europe, predominately France and Belgium. There is an inscription on the reverse of the front cover that indicates the album was once owned by serviceman, Calder, who served in the 51st Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Description of Content
A line of German officers' gravestones in a cemetery at Gozee, Belgium.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
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 from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), A. Edmund, Jun 1984
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Place & Date Made
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on the top of the photograph; 'German officers graves at Gozee Belgium' Hand written in grey pencil on the back of the photograph; 'Ger officers GRaves at Gozee'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
135 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Military Memorabilia, Postcards, World War I, 1914-1918, Wars & Conflicts, Souvenirs, Military History, War Graves, Gravestones, Cemeteries, Militaria: German