Sunday 15 July 2007

30. A Lonely Little Graveyard

Duffy notes this is the Victoria Gully Cemetery. The names on the crosses are very difficult to make out but the second from right appears to be Gnr Stanley G Carter 1793 of the 8th Bty, 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade, who was killed in action on 17 July 1915, aged 27. He is now in Shell Green Cemetery.

Records give his original burial place as the Gully Beach Cemetery, 8th Battery cemetery. I understand all individuals were moved from here, including a Capt Robert C Crocker of the 2nd Australian Field Artillery Bgde. He was killed in action on 12 July 1915, aged 27. He is shown linked with Carter on the same disinterment list, so is this his grave on the right? This is speculation.
According to Ron Austin the men marching past in the background are from the 8th Battalion AIF.