Summary
One of 49 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar depicting the Light Horse camp in Egypt, 1915, prior to Gallipoli.
Image depicting Trooper Millar mounted on "The Outlaw." According to the inscription "The Outlaw" is a remount cast off. Remounts (commonly called "Walers" because of their origins in New South Wales) were horses bought by the Commonwealth from graziers and breeders. Many of these horses did not have names and it is therefore likely that it was Trooper Millar who gave his horse the name "The Outlaw."
Trooper George Simpson Millar enlisted on October 1, 1914 and was assigned to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron. In November 1915 Trooper Millar was granted a provisional discharge to take up a commission as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Field Artillery, Special Reserve, Imperial Force. Millar served with the Royal Field Artillery for 2½ years before re-enlisting as a Lieutenant with the Australian Imperial Force in January 1918. He returned to Australia in December 1918.
Description of Content
Image depicting a mounted serviceman in front of a wooden structure. The hose is wars a fly/sand visor on its bridle.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in red, cloth-bound photograph album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Arms, Images & Image Making, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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Place & Date Depicted
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Person Depicted
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Egypt, 1915
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Individuals Identified
MILLAR, G. S. (LT.)
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Format
Negative
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in black ink on the support near the top left corner of the photograph: '(illegible)' Hand-written in pencil on the support to above to photograph, near the right corner: 'a' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'G.S. Millar on / "The Outlaw" / ex Remounts "cast off"'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
61 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Horses, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
