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10296: Queen Victoria Rifles, Hill 60 and POW

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posted on 2024-01-17, 13:35 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Michael Tulley's father, Alfred Alexandra (Alex) Tulley, was in the Battle at Hill 60. Queen Victoria Rifles (he was injured by shrapnel in the buttocks). Was one of 14 out of 140 who survived. The image from the Illustrated London News shows the event of battle. The objects all belonged to his father, medals and ribbons. He loved the horses and wept when they died. The frame was made by a German POW when Alex was stationed there in France after the war (Toulouse). The Trench art was also made in the POW camp.

History

Name of contributor(s)

Michael Tulley - son

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Alfred Alexander Tulley (Alex)

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

17 April - 7 May 1915

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Hill 60 and Toulouse

Object(s)

*Queen Victoria Rifles Association Medal *3 x medals and 3 ribbons *Photo frame with photograph of Alex Tulley from before the war *Copy of pages from Illustrated London News *Various Documents/research on Alfred Alexandra (Alex) Tulley *Trench Art letter opener made from bullet