The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Damaged Light Horse blue enamel water bottle in leather carrier, which is missing the shoulder strap. The remains of the original khaki woollen cover can be seen beneath the top horizontal length of leather. The water bottle is misshappen and has shrapnel and bullet holes in the side and front. The enamel has chipped off around the holes and gashes and on several other areas of the bottle. The metal has rusted on the seams and around the damaged areas.
This water bottle was found by 1035 Private Harry Montague Norris, a member of the Australian War Records Section (AWRS) and men from the 7th Light Horse Regiment at Walker's Ridge on 14 January 1919. The leather webbing indicates it was used by a member of an Australian Light Horse Regiment during the Gallipoli campaign.
A small party of AWRS staff, led by Lieutenant William Hopkin James, worked on Gallipoli between December 1918 and March 1919, taking photographs and collecting items for the national collection. The 7th Light Horse, with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, were stationed at Gallipoli from 2 December 1918 to 19 January 1919 as par tof the occupying force at the Dardanelles.
Damaged blue enamelled metal water bottle. The neck has been torn off, the enamel has chipped off around the damage and the metal has rusted. Enamel has also chipped off around a shrapnel hole on the
Two pieces of a damaged blue enalled water bottle. One piece has lost most of its enamel and the exposed metal is rusted and full of shrapnel or bullet holes. The other piece has almost half of its en
Damaged blue enamelled water bottle. The enamel has chipped off in several areas and the exposed metal is rusted and warped. There are two bullet or shrapnel holes in the back, as well as with four ot
Misshapen and damaged blue enamel water bottle. The bulk of the damage is focused on the centre of the water bottle, which has suffered from shell damage and is rusted and coated with dried mud. The r
Damaged Mk VI blue enamel water bottle. Large sections of enamel have been chipped from one side, which is also dented, rusted and corroded. There is one large shrapnel hole near the bottom. There is
Shattered remains of a blue enamelled metal water bottle. The water bottle has been riddled with bullet and shrapnel and is missing most of its enamel. The exposed metal is rusted. The remains of th
