Summary
One of 44 black and white photographs in an album bound in green suede, believed to have been taken by Sergeant Major Gilbert Payne Mulcahy during World War I. It documents his military service in Egypt, France, Belgium and his return to Australia via Capetown and the Quarantine Station, Point Nepean, 1916-1919.
This photograph shows an unidentified man on a horse in Lancourt, France. His name and rank are not recorded. The image is dated to 1917.
Description of Content
Man in military uniform seated on horse. He wears a slouch hat. A wooden hut with curved roof (in the style of a Nissen hut) is partly concealed behind him. It fronts onto a dirt road with crude guttering.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mrs I. W. Morgan, Jun 1987
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Written in ink on mount below image: 'Lancourt (France) 1917.'
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