AWM Collection Record: P01326.011

AWM image P01326.011

ID Number: P01326.011
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: MELBOURNE, VIC, ?1918. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF COMMANDER LEIGHTON S. BRACEGIRDLE DSO, RAN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 1ST ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL BRIDGING TRAIN AT SUVLA BAY, GALLIPOLI, 1915. IN 1917 HE WAS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF TROOPS ON THE WILLOCHRA. BRACEGIRDLE ALSO SAW SERVICE IN CHINA DURING THE BOXER REBELLION (1900-01) AND IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 1902. (PHOTOGRAPHER TALMA & CO, 119 SWANSTON STREET. DONOR B. BRACEGIRDLE)
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related subject: Portraits
Related unit: Bridging trains
Related place: Australia: Victoria, Melbourne; China; Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Gallipoli, Suvla Bay Area; South Africa
Related conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Last-Modified: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:01 GMT

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