Summary
Photograph in an album that belonged to an Australian serviceman in the 5th Australian Light House during World War I. The album contains 103 small black and white photographs, mainly of Gallipoli in 1915 and some of France and Belgium. They are believed to have been taken by Trooper George Simpson Millar, service no. 160, 'A' Troop, 'C' Squadron, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade, A.I.F. He served in Gallipoli and France (for some time as an officer in the Imperial Army), returning to Australia in 1919.
The photograph was taken at London Zoo in Regents Park in September/October/November 1915.
Description of Content
Photograph of three men sitting on an bench at the London Zoo. The soldiers appear to be wearing hospital uniforms, the person on the left is possibly wearing an peaked general service cap, the person in the centre, identified as George Simpson Millar, is wearing an Australian slouch hat with an light horseman plume and he has an bandaged hand. The person on the right is also wearing an hat, but it is placed too far back on his head to be identifiable.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in green and brown-covered album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain, 1915
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Photographer
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 1914-1919
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written on secondary support above image: 'England Australia Canada' Hand written on secondary support below image: 'London Zoo Sept 11th\GSM' Bottom left corner of album page, handwritten in pencil: '19'
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Type of item
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Dimensions
85 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Hospitals, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Zoos
