Lenehan: close-up of grave of Robert William Lenehan d.1922

DETAILS

Creator/PhotographerAngela PhippenDate2009DescriptionThis is a close-up of the grave of Robert William Lenehan who died 20 May 1922 aged 56. He was a solicitor and soldier. In 1901 he was involved in the alleged shooting of a German Missionary and Boer prisoners in South Africa. He and four of his officers were court-martialled; Harry (Breaker) Morant and Peter Handcock were executed by firing squad

LOCATION

Suburb Ryde

CONNECTIONS

KeywordHeadstonesGravesSubjectsCemeteries--New South Wales--RydeInscriptions--New South Wales--RydeField of Mars Cemetery (Ryde, NSW)Robert William Lenehan d.1922PlaceField of Mars Cemetery

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ITEM LOCATION

Reference No.1642

ADMIN

TaxonomyPlaces | Cemeteries | Field of Mars

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