OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Monument, c. 1940

DATE1930 to 1950

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1055

HISTORY

This is a monument in Athens, Greece to The Unknown Soldier. This photograph comes from the Mary Oliver Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a monument with a sculpture of a naked soldier wearing an ancient Greek head dress. A flag can be seen on the far left-hand side of the image and two soldiers are placed either side of flowers and palm fronds. The following is printed across the bottom in both English and Greek: “ATHENS, The unknown Soldier’s Grave”.

SUBJECTS

Graves, Monuments and memorials, Soldiers

KEYWORDS

Athens - The Unknown Soldier's Grave, Athens, Greece