Historical information

A photo of the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendale dated September 24, 1930. It appears to be a professional photograph purchased as a souvenir. See also 01024 Menin Gate, Ypres, as it is by the same manufacturer. The Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front (source Wikipedia).
The hand written inscription on the back of the photo says: "This memorial in Cemetery was built over a German dugout. 12,000 men are buried here. Stone wall at back has soldiers names engraved on same. Those unknown - words in stone 'Australian Soldier of the Great War Known unto God.'
Australians captured Passchendale from the Germans Oct 4th 1917.
Beautiful cemetery, all well kept, gardens, lawns, flowers.
Ypres, Belgium Sept 24/30"
The source of these photos is not known but they were stored together in the archives. The founders of Legacy were returned servicemen from the first world war and may have returned to France in the 1930s.
Manufactured by L. Duhameeuw, Ypres.

Significance

The professional photos from France imply that Legatees were making pilgrimages to the battlefields of France in the 1930s in memory of their comrades.

Physical description

Black and white photo of Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendale, France.

Inscriptions & markings

Indistinct round stamp on the back and a handwritten message.