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#24366 - Grave of Major General William Throsby Bridges at the Royal Military College Duntroon.

Resource ID
Location
24366
Tillyard-Wardle photo box 6.13
Title/subtitle
Grave of Major General William Throsby Bridges at the Royal Military College Duntroon.
Author/Creator
Unknown
Picture
Grave of Major General William Throsby Bridges at the Royal Military College Duntroon.
Format
Photograph
Physical description
Black and white photograph
Summary
Close up to General Bridges' grave surrounded by clergy and senior Army officers. He was buried on 3 September 1915.
Availability
Not for loan. Digital copies can be purchased.
Notes
General Bridges' grave is the only structure designed by Walter Burley Griffin to be built in Canberra while Director of Planning. It is located on the eastern slope of Mt Pleasant.