Similar
Related
Trooper Bisdee and unidentified family members
Summary
ID number: P02939.05.Photographer: Clifford .Date Made: December 1900.Tasmania: Group portrait of Trooper (Tpr) John Hutton Bisdee VC (third from left with dog) and his family on Tpr Bisdee's return from South Africa. Tpr Bisdee, Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, was awarded the Victoria Cross on 1 September 1900 near Warm Bad, Transvaal. He was a member of an advance scouting party who were fired on by the enemy, killing six of the party of eight. Tpr Bisdee dismounted his horse and placed a wounded officer in the saddle, running alongside until they were out of range of the enemy, where he remounted the horse and rode to safety. Tpr Bisdee later served in the First World War, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was created an officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military) and was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on 14 January 1930...Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions...This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection ( http:// ) .: /P02939.050 ( https:///P02939.050 )
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a museum, and an extensive archive. Its collections, commemorative ceremonies, exhibitions and research help Australians remember, interpret, and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. It was in August 1916 that Charles Bean, then the Australian official war correspondent, and later the official historian, developed the idea for a memorial museum. The organisation of the collection began in May 1917 under John Treloar, a young army officer who was later appointed Director of the Memorial. He laid the foundation for all of the Memorial’s collections, which include objects, works of art, photographs, film, sound recordings, official and personal records, books, maps, and ephemera. The collection includes material from 1789 to the present.
Date
Source
Copyright info
