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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Black & White Photograph of Pte. W. ROBINS DCM 2201 Grave in AIF Folder

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The Officer 1/c Records Administrative Headquarters A.I.F. 130 Horseferry Road LONDON S.W 1

c. 1918

Overview

Black & White Photograph of Pte. W. ROBINS DCM grave inserted in Australian Imperial Force folder, (grey).

Historical information

Photograph sent to Pte Walter ROBINS DCM 2201 wife from ‘The Officer 1/c Records / Administrative Headquarters, A.I.F., / 130 Horseferry Road, / London, S.W.I.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2008.3.8

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

114 mm

Height or length

165 mm

Weight

8 g

Inscriptions and markings

Photograph sent to Mrs Francis ROBINS, c/o Mrs g. ROBINS Hill Street Albany Western Australia.
On front of folder is a rising sun and “Australian Imperial Force.”
Inside states Pte ROBINS was buried “Borre British Cemetery / 1½ miles E. of Hazebrouck.”

Keywords

Borre British Cemetery

First World War

Place made

London
United Kingdom

Year

Statement of significance

Original black & white photograph of Pte. ROBINS D.C.M. gravesite.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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