The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Reconstructed type example of a First World War Australian Army 'Commonwealth' pattern G.S. [General Service] wagon. The footboard is one of the few pieces of timber bodywork which appears to be original. This is stamped with the initials of the company KB and W. The identification plate, which is not original to the wagon, bears the following; 'Wagon G.S. Mk.X K.B. & W. 1916 reg. no. 408'. This vehicle has been painted with First World War 2nd Division Australian Imperial Force insignia.
The General Service (GS) wagon was the British Army’s main horse drawn transport vehicle from 1862 till superseded by the broad adoption of motorised vehicles following the First World War. Many variants of the GS wagon were used during the war for general haulage, ambulance and troop transport. This ‘Commonwealth’ pattern wagon shared many common components with the British GS Mark X, and was used by Australian Forces on the Western Front. Little documentation of the development and manufacture of the ‘Commonwealth’ pattern has survived and its production ceased in about 1917.
Artillery limber. Heavily reconstructed. Consists of a steel frame, a limber hook, an axle tree, draught fittings, an ammunition box and two wooden spoked wheels. Ammunition box is constructed from s
Damaged tail board of a general service wagon owned by the 2nd Australian Division. It is painted with the number '2' on a white panel. In 1917, the road from Ypres to Menin was reputed to be the mo
Tan leather nine pocket, pattern 1903, mounted pattern bandolier, each pocket with 10 round capacity. The runner is adjusted with two buckels. The British Pattern 1903 Bandolier equipment was introd
Brown leather pattern 1903 water bottle and carrier, consisting of a skeleton frame of leather strapping in which the water bottle is placed, and secured by a snapped on retaining strap. The carrier
Ford 'beetleback' Canadian Military Pattern Quad field artillery tractor. Canadian Military Pattern trucks (CMP) formed a significant proportion of both British and Commonwealth military transport
Gold anodised aluminium General Service 'Rising Sun' hat badge, with Queen's Crown superimposed over a Commonwealth Star in the centre of the sun's rays, above 'AUSTRALIA' on a scroll. Approved by t
