Summary
Small photograph of a group of AIF personnel standing around a flat-bed truck mounted with a 13-Pounder anti-aircraft gun. Two men are standing on the truck inspecting the gun. The truck is raised off the ground on large bricks. The photograph, taken in Egypt 1915-1916, is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
Description of Content
Small photograph of a group of AIF personnel standing around a flat-bed truck mounted with a 13-Pounder anti-airaft gun. Two men are standing on the truck inspecting the gun. The truck is raised off the ground on large bricks. The photograph, taken in Egypt 1915-1916, is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
More Information
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Collection Names
Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, May 1985
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Place & Date Depicted
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Other Association (See Comments)
Alfred G. Galbraith
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Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Keywords
Artillery, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Guns, Military Memorabilia, Motor Trucks, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
