IMAGE
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Dead horse and soldier beside a German war memorial, Bonavis Ridge, south of Cambrai, France. Early October 1918]
- Date
- 1918 - 1914
- Reference
- E-920-058
- Description
Shows a roadside memorial in the shape of a cross with a plaque. In the foreground lie a dead horse and a soldier. The memorial was erected by the Germans after 20 September 1914 when a complete column of armoured German vehicles was destroyed, with all occupants killed, about 10 km south of the town of Cambrai. The Bonavis Ridge where the monument stood, was captured by New Zealand troops on the last days of September 1918, and the sketch was likely to have been done in early October 1918
The verso (page 59) contains a transcription of the wording on the memorial's plaque: "Hier starben den [...] den Tod furs Vaterland, am 20 September 1914, die Kraftfahrer Oberleutenent Becker, Vicefeldwebel Michels, Utffz (Unteroffizier) Heek, Utffz David, Gefr Mahlmann, Kraftf Degelmann, Kraftf Rubel, Platz, Baum, Prinzen, Klostermann, Ziemer, Knapf, Schafer, Fabry, Burghardt. Bei gleichem Anless fielen bei Bellanglise Leutnant Kendel fuhrer der EKK 50 19-9-14; Leutnant Gesehke Vom Stab Kdr d kr Tr 1 20-9-14; Kraftf Hoffmann 20-9-14". [The list of soldiers who died for the Fatherland on 20 September 1914]
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 126 x 198 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919] / O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Bloc correspondance "Le Chante Clair" [World War I trench sketchbook 10. 1918-1919]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Sketches, Pencil drawing, 126 x 198 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Dead horse and soldier beside a German war memorial, Bonavis Ridge, south of Cambrai, France. Early October 1918]. O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]. Ref: E-920-058. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22323347More information can be found in our terms of use.