B02865 Accession Number: B02865

Description

An armoured car of the Australian Light Car Patrol, probably a Daimler 50 hp named 'Gentle Annie' by the crew and was armed with a single Colt Model 1895 Machine Gun, commonly known as a 'potato digger', which was operating on the western frontier of Egypt, against the Senussi.

Details

Accession Number
B02865
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass copy negative
Date Made
c 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant E H James.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession B02865

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