P02670.001 Accession Number: P02670.001

Description

Men of No. 7 Squad, 86 Machine Gun Corps Course, grouped around a Hotchkiss machine gun loaded with ammunition strips during training at Harrowby Miniature Range near the AIF Belton Park Depot. A Lewis machine gun is set up in the foreground, ammunition in round cartridges piled beside it.

Details

Accession Number
P02670.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 March 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H. Kennare
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession P02670.001

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