56080: Photograph of Peter Gordon Girdwood.

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posted on 2024-02-18, 22:14 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

<p dir="ltr">Peter was injured in the leg during the Dardenelles campaign and consequently as a result of this injury left the army. However after receiving a white feather in Leith Walk (alleging cowardice)he went to Dalmony Street (recruiting centre) and volunteered again. Unfortunately he was injured again and lost an eye.</p>

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Identifier

6521.jpg| GWA_5568_DSC06675.jpg|

Subject

Girdwood, Peter Gordon

Date

May 1915

Date Created

01/01/1915

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1915

Source

Photograph

Medium

Photographic paper

Type

Photograph

Contributor

Everett Sharp | Everett Sharp | Margaret Abel

Submission Event

Edinburgh Library Submission Day, 4th June 2008

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford