AWM Collection Record: P02279.003
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ID Number: | P02279.003 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Ottoman Empire: Beersheba Area, Beersheba | ||
| Date made: | 31 October 1917 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | The dead bodies of Australian soldiers killed in the charge on Beersheba lie in a row on the ground. The dead men were members of the 12th and perhaps the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiments. The body marked with an X is that of 924 Trooper (Tpr) Albert (Tibby) Cotter of the 12th Light Horse Regiment (12ALH). Tpr Cotter, who came from Glebe in Sydney, had been a noted cricketer before the war. His elder brother John had been killed in action in France less than two weeks before. | ||
| Credit line: | Donor R. Bayley | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:53:52 GMT
