C00428 Accession Number: C00428

Description

Portrait of Major (Maj) Stephen Midgley (left), Commanding Officer of the 5th Light Horse Regiment, and Maj Lachlan Chisholm Wilson, Officer Commanding A Squadron, in a trench on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Both men are wearing pistol belts of civilian origin. Maj Wilson has a clasp knife in his belt and wears an improvised pouch, possibly for carrying maps. The tin in his pocket probably contains tobacco.

Details

Accession Number
C00428
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
August 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K H McConnell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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