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Carved Stick from Holly Ridge, Gallipoli as gathered by Lt-Col. Rupert Anstice RAFFERTY
1915Overview
Hand carved wooden stick with bark left on handle place and various inscriptions.
Historical information
A carved stick from Holly Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey as gathered by Lt-Col Rupert Anstice RAFFERTY during his service in the First World War.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2023.3.1
Item type
Themes
Material
Width
20 mm
Height or length
830 mm
Weight
160 g
Inscriptions and markings
“HOLLY RIDGE ANZAC 21.6.15 RAR”
Contextual Information
Lt-Col. Rupert Anstice RAFFERTY embarked with the first convoy on 1 November 1914 from Albany, WA. He later became temporary Commander of the 11th Battalion.
Keywords
Place made
Gallipoli
Turkey
Turkey
Year
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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