Posted 10 years ago
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WAR MAP OF THE DARDANELLES ,painted by david henry souter,for e.j.kerr,beautiful painting on material early 1900s,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Henry_Souter
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Great! 100 year anniversary Gallipoli in 2015. Doesn't look like this map got there!
yeah thanks racer,done a lot of research on this ,could be a addon for the Anzac memorial book,the thing is it was done for e.j.kerr and cant find much on him either thanks for looking any help is welcomed
the book is signed by sapper Charles federick Musgrave Dixon 1917 aif
First World War Embarkation Rolls - Charles Frederick Musgrave Dixon
Service Number: 16445
Rank: Sapper
Roll title: 1 Australian Wireless Squadron - General Reinforcements from June 1916 to October 1918 (June 1916 - October 1918)
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of embarkation: 11 November 1916
Place of embarkation: Sydney
Ship embarked on: RMS Mongolia
e.j. kerr architect Sydney nsw
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067443/RCDIG1067443--447-.JPG
It's a fantastic map.
Great to have the history behind it too.
I'm sure Winston wouldn't have signed it!