Summary
One of 139 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The photographs include the 7th Battalion training in Mena Camp, Egypt, and sight-seeing.
Image depicting a group of men aboard a troop ship filling a cartridge belt.
Description of Content
Group of men in a semi-circle around two other men. Of the two men, one is bending over to fill a gun belt and the other is seated, not facing the camera. Ocean can be seen in the background.
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Collection Names
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
Elizabeth (Lillie) M. McKenna, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1918
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in pencil on the bottom right corner of the photograph album page: '1' Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Filling a cartridge belt / for Maxim on board / S.S. "Hororata."' Hand-written in pencil on the support top right corner: 'c' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'Filling one cartridge / belt for Maxim Gun / on S.S. Hororato'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
60 mm (Width), 59 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph Album Page
159 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Artillery, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Guns, Ships, Soldiers, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918