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 Gallipoli during George Simpson Millars time on the peninsula (May-August 1915).
Description of Content
Photograph taken from the Australian trenches at Chathams Post towards the Turkish trenches. In the foreground there is a ridge with some bushes and an drawn in arrow.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in green and brown-covered album.
More Information
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 1914-1919
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Format
Photograph, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written on secondary support on the left hand side of image: '[arrow symbol] where Capt [illegible]\was hit' Hand written on secondary support on the right hand side of image: 'Sgt. [illegible] was [illegible]' Hand written on secondary support above image: 'Looking out from No. 3 post in' Hand written on secondary support below image: '... Turks\ Chathams Post towards [illegible]' Bottom left corner of album page, handwritten in pencil: '23'
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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, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Trenches, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
