AWM Collection Record: P01645.003
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ID Number: | P01645.003 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | BELEMEDICK, TURKEY. C.1916. GRAVE, IN THE CHRISTIAN CEMETERY, OF 8275 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CHARLES VARCOE, CREW MEMBER OF SUBMARINE HMAS AE2, AND THEN PRISONER OF WAR CAPTURED BY THE TURKS ON 1915-04-30. HE DIED 1916-09-18 FROM MENINGITIS WHILE WORKING ON THE BAGHDAD TO BERLIN RAILWAY. LATER HIS BODY WAS REINTERRED IN THE WAR CEMETERY AT BAGHDAD. (ORIGINAL HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE) (DONOR E. CHOMLEY) | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Prisoners of war; Railway construction; Submarines; War graves | ||
| Related unit: | HMAS AE2; Royal Navy; Turkish POW Camps | ||
| Related place: | Baghdad; Belemedik; Berlin | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:10:25 GMT
