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World War 1, South-West Asia, Turkey, Gallipoli, 2515 MELBOURNE, 5 Battalion, 1915
Subcollections
Overview
Photograph of 2515 Private James Melbourne
James ‘Jimmy’ Edward Melbourne was born in the York area of Western Australia in 1876. Jimmy was the son of an Aboriginal woman called Sarah, and Charles Melbourne, a labourer and orderly at the York Hospital.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-54-710
Contextual Information
The service of 13 Diggers, now recognised as indigenous, original ANZACs, who served with the Australian Imperial Force in Gallipoli are commemorated by name in dioramas in the World War 1 Gallery at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Other items from Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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World War 1, South-West Asia, Turkey, Gallipoli, 1310 NALEY, 16 Battalion, 1915
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Medal - Meritorious Service Medal (1916-1918) Gallantry and Immediate
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World War 1, South-West Asia, Turkey, Gallipoli, 2413 SHAW, 52 Battalion, 1915
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World War 1, South-West Asia, Turkey, Gallipoli,165 McCALLUM, 16 Battalion, 1915
