P11464.018.005 Accession Number: P11464.018.005

Description

Group portrait of twelve unidentified officers of the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, in camp at Moascar. Above their heads, attached to the building, a sign reads 'C Squadron Orderly Room'. In the foreground, wet sand has been sculpted into an Australian map with the rising sun emblem of the AIF in the center. Blocks of sand on either side of the map show a kangaroo (left) and an emu (right). '7th LH' is written on a smaller block of sand. In the background are tents and camp buildings.

Details

Accession Number
P11464.018.005
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1915-1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Williams
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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