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]] On the slopes of the hill overlooking the college is the grave of William Throsby Bridges , the first commandant of the college and one of only two Australia n World War I soldiers killed in action or died of wounds who was buried in Australia. The other is The Unknown Soldier , disinterred from a French grave and buried at the Australian War Memorial in 1991. Bridges was the commander of the 1st Australian Division at Gallipoli . While touring the lines on May 15 1915 , Bridges was shot through the Femoral Artery by a Turkish sniper. Dragged to safety he was evacuated to the hospital ship ''Gascon'' where he died the following day. His body was returned to Melbourne where he received a state funeral. He was buried on 3 September 1915, on the slopes of Mount Pleasant. The grave was designed by Walter Burley Griffin , the designer of Canberra. It is the only permanent structure designed by Griffin ever built in Canberra. The memorial stone on the grave was unveiled in 1920 . On the top of the hill is a memorial to all ranks of the Royal Regiment Of Australian Artillery . Mount Pleasant is a gun saluting station from which Australia's Federation Guard provides 21-gun Salute s on ceremonial occasions. |
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