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| Memorial Cross for members of 1st Field Company Australian Engineers - Gallipoli |
This photo is of a memorial cross for the non Commissioned Officers and men of the 1st Field Company Australian Engineers who were killed or wounded in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula. This memorial was erected in the cemetery in which the men were buried by their company. One of the names on this list was my great grandmother (Annie McDonald)'s brother Corporal Alexander Joseph McDonald, who died of wounds he received on 25 April 1915. Yes! ANZAC day. His story is a special one which I will post next Monday.
As a sign of respect to the other soldiers listed on this memorial I think I should list their names as well. They are: (the number in front of their name is their service number).
239 Cpl Hugh Colquhoun, died of wounds on 19 June 1915, aged 31 years; 122 Second Cpl John Joseph Gough, killed in action on 9 July 1915, aged 26 years; 54 Sapper (Spr) Henry Harnam Fairnham, killed in action 26 May 1915, aged 31 years; 55 Spr Walter Freebairn, killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 24 years; 60 Spr Cecil William Robert Howlett, killed in action 2 May 1915, aged 21 years; 246 Spr William Moore, killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 28 years; 70 Spr Cleveland Edmund Page, killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 23 years; 74 Spr James Randall Pantlin, killed in action on 5 May 1915, aged 24 years; 191 Spr Fred Reynolds, killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 21 years; 112 Spr Francis Leslie Wells, killed in action on 12 July 1915, aged 22 years; 15 Second Cpl George Harrington Bird, died of wounds at sea on 9 August 1915, aged 19 years; 212 Spr Charles Carrington Fowle, wounded at Shrapnel Gully and died in Egypt on 13 July 1915, aged 29 years; 344 Spr Edward Moore Carter, wounded at Gallipoli on 12 July 1915, and died on 23 July 1915, aged 19 years (see image of Spr Carter's grave in Malta at P00545.040.)*
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* Australian War Memorial, http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C03164/, viewed 9/4/13
Thanks so much for taking part in our Anzac Day Blog Challenge - I look forward to reading them!
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Oh, that is a stunningly poignant photograph but wonderful to think that their mates erected such a heart rendering memorial. Thanks for sharing Diane. Best Regards, Catherine
ReplyDeleteYes, it makes you wonder how many were buried without a memorial. I hope you will enjoy Alexander's story, when I post it next week. It has taken some researching, but is very interesting and very poignant.
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