John J Bourke | Kerry/New Zealand
Monument to New Zealand soldiers, Caterpillar Valley
CONTRIBUTOR
Catherine Horan
DATE
1881-12-21 - 1916-09-16
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
11
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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