EN0167 Accession Number: EN0167

Description

Wearing flash protectors and gas masks, unidentified gunners carry out gun drill on board HMAS Sydney under the supervision of a lieutenant. Two men are firing the gun, three are cleaning the gun barrel and the others wait to load shells into the gun.

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Accession Number
EN0167
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: Full plate (18x24)
Support: Glass
Date Made
January 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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