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A favourite charger with groom, Anzac Mounted Division
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts Private George Shelton Lambert, a groom with 11th Light Horse Regiment, holding a troop horse. Despite the artist's title, 'A favourite charger' [i.e. officer's horse], this horse wears the di...ART02837
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Air-Vice Marshal Adrian Cole
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Maker: Unknown
Depicts Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole (1895-1966) CBE, DSO, MC, DFC. Air Vice Marshal Cole enlisted on 28 January 1916 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orsova on 16 March 1916 as ...ART50241
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Air Vice-Marshal Frank McNamara
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Maker: Honisett, Ray
Depicts a montage portrait of First World War and Second World War No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corp and No. 5 Flying Training School; Air Vice Marshal Frank Hubert McNamara, VC, CBE, RAAF. The wo...ART29094
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Auja crossing, Jordan
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a landscape with river. Low wooden bridge resting on pontoons. Two horses crossing bridge. White mule with head down right. Mounted horsemen on bank extreme right. Horses in distance centre, t...ART02691
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Australian troop horse, full marching order
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Maker: Lambert, George
Study of a bay troop horse wearing a 1902 pattern bridle, 1912 Universal Pattern saddle, and brown saddle blanket. Attached to the saddle is a pair of saddle wallets, greatcoat, rolled grey blanket, a...ART02689
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Ayunkara (Richon le Zion)
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a bare, undulating landscape with the remains of animals in the foreground. There are two horses on top of the hill on the right of the image. In February 1918, Lambert visited the ANZAC Mount...ART02697
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Barada Gorge from road level
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Maker: Lambert, George
The main route from Damascus west to Beirut runs beside the Barada river through a steep gorge. On 30 September 1918 Australian troops had trapped and killed Turkish troops in Barada Gorge who were f...ART02818
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Barada Gorge, looking down the road to Damascus
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Maker: Lambert, George
In June 1919 Lambert travelled to Barada Gorge north west of Damascus and where on 30 September 1918 a column of Turkish troops and transports, endeavouring to flee from Damascus, were intercepted by...ART02836
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Barada Gorge, 30 September 1918
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Maker: Lambert, George
A section of the Barada Gorge, showing the road and railway route through the eastern mountains where fleeing Turkish troops and German machine-gunners were confronted by the 5th Australian Light Hors...ART09755
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Battlefield of Romani looking S. W. from Canterbury Hill
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Maker: Hewett, Otho
Depicts a panoramic view of an undulating desert landscape near Romani, with various locations indicated by the artist; 'Signal Post', 'Mount Meredith', 'Mount Royston', 'Scrubby Knoll' and 'Katib Ga...ART19633
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Bedouin gun thief or runner, a very 'crook' character, Deiran
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a light horseman wearing a slouch hat and great coat holding a rifle with a bayonet and facing a captured Bedouin. The Bedouin is bearded and bare-footed, and wears a keffiyeh and brown and cr...ART02783
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Brigadier General Charles Cox
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Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Brigadier General Charles Frederick Cox, CB, CMG, DSO, MID, also previously in (Boer) War, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1st Australian Light Horse ...ART02997
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Brigadier General Clement Smith
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Maker: Quinn, James Peter Quinn, James Peter
James Quinn, former official war artist, was commissioned to paint the portrait of Brigadier General Clement Leslie Smith VC MC. This continued on from a series of portraits in 1918 and 1919 that ackn...ART03353
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Brigadier-General Granville Ryrie
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Maker: Lambert, George
A portrait of an officer Major-General, the Hon. Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie, CMG, CB, KCMG, VD. He served in South Africa, and in Gallipoli and Palestine and was Senior Officer in Charge of the AIF...ART02765
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Brigadier General John Royston
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Maker: Taylor, Daphne
Depicts a portrait of Brigadier General John Robinson Royston, CGM, DSO, a South African who had served against the Zulus and in the South African War, where he was closely associated with Australian ...ART06359
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Brigadier-General Lachlan Wilson
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Brigadier-General Lachlan Chisholm Wilson, CMG, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade, Australian Expeditionary Force; Commanding third Aus...ART02785
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Brigadier General William Grant
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Maker: Lambert, George
Profile portrait of Brigadier General William Grant, C.M.G., D.S.O. He served at Gallipoli and then in Sinai in command of the 11th Light Horse Regiment. In August 1917 he took command of the 4th Brig...ART02770
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Camel cacolet
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Maker: Crozier, Frank
Depicts a camel with a cacolet on his back which is used for carrying sick or wounded men, being led by an Arab on foot. Henry Gullett stated 'It would be scarcely possible to devise a more acute tort...ART00217
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Captain Frederick Wright
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Captain Frederick Charles Wright, Aide-de-Camp to Commander of the Anzac Mounted Division, Major General Chaytor, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Light ...ART02803
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Captain Hugo Throssell
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Captain Hugo Vivian Hope Throssel, VC, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment. He was awarded the Victoria Cross during operations on the ...ART02797
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Captain Leslie Bell
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer with dark eyebrows wearing a slouch hat (with brim turned up). Badges of rank on shoulder strap, medal ribbons above pocket. Captain Leslie C Bell, Imperial Camel Corp...ART02723
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Captain Long, Remounts Desert Corps
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Captain Long, Australian Light Horse Remounts, 1st Australian Imperial Force, with a fair moustache, bareheaded and a greatcoat lightly sketched.ART02778
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Captain R.W. Oldnall
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Captain R.W.Oldnall, O.C. Reinforcement Camp, Latron. Bareheaded, unidentified insignia in lapel and shoulder, medal ribbons.ART02757
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Charger and groom
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Maker: Lambert, George
Drawing of an unidentified Light Horse trooper mounted on his horse. The trooper wears a slouch hat with emu plume, grey flannel shirt, breeches, leather leggings and spurs. His horse wears a 1902 pa...ART02798
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Church near Jerusalem
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Maker: Barker, David Crothers
Depicts a church with domed roof near Jerusalem. From Set 3 of a portfolio of 15 etchings based on sketches done on active service in Mesopotamia and Palestine, 1916-17. Printed in 1919.ART00084
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Colonel C Woodhill, 1st Battalion, British West Indies Regiment
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Maker: Lambert, George
Portrait of an officer, Lieutenant Colonel C Woodhill (or Wood-Hill), Commanding, 1st BWI Regiment, 1st British West Indies Regiment, 'Chaytor's Force', El Arish, Jordan Valley, with a moustache and ...ART02745
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Colonel John Arnott
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Lieutenant-Colonel John Arnott, who commanded 9th Australian Light Horse at Serapeum. He was later transferred to command 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade Training D...ART02754
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Colour note near Mena (1st expedition)
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Maker: Lambert, George
Early in 1915 the Australian forces had camped on the outskirts of Cairo, on the sandy flats at Mena, near the pyramids. Lambert was interested in the local colour and light and in this work concentr...ART02848
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Corporal Edward Picton
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Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Corporal Edward Benjamin Picton, DCM, MM, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment (later also NX12136, 1st Railway Construction Coy, 2 AIF) 1928.ART11354
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Damascus Incident
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Maker: Power, H Septimus
Depicts the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade that was ordered to cross the gorge and cut the only other available escape route for the Turkish troops from Damascus, the road to Homs. The direct rout...ART03647
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Desert patrol
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Maker: Gilbert, Charles Web McCubbin, Louis Frederick Mountford, Arlo
In the Sinai Desert it was necessary to keep constant watch not only for Turkish soldiers but also for Bedouin engaged in espionage. Here in the 'Desert patrol' diorama a light horse patrol is prepari...ART13640
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Doorway in Judea
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Maker: Barker, David Crothers
Depicts a section of wall in Judea, with a large open doorway slightly above street level, another smaller doorway is slightly below street level, and a window above the lower door. A civilian is abou...ART00083
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El Arish
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Maker: Lambert, George
El Arish was a large village on the coastal route across the Sinai desert about forty-five miles south west of Gaza. In 1916 El Arish had been under Turkish rule for two years,and was captured by the ...ART02677
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El Arish, Sinai Peninsula
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Maker: Longstaff, Will
The bleached arid landscape extends beyond the horizon where a dense cityscape marks the viewer's entry to El Arish, on the Sinai Peninsula. In late December 1916 troops from the ANZAC Mounted Divisio...ART03019
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Entrance to Officers' Mess, Mrs Chisholms' canteen, Kantara 1918
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Maker: Ivers, T H
Depicts the entrance to the Officers Mess at Mrs Chisholms canteen, Kantara, Suez Canal. This expanded to include dormitories and dining-rooms and eventually had the capacity for handling thousand of ...ART02599
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Es Salt raid
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Maker: Lambert, George
Light horsemen gallop across rough ground (from left to right of the image). Two horses fall. Steep hills rise behind. This painting depicts the action east of Jordan on 30 April 1918, when the Anzac ...ART02872
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Ford over the Jordan at Jisr Benat Yakub
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a scene of a ford over the Jordan River at Jisr Benat Yakub. A close up view of an Arab seated with goats and a donkey beneath a dark green sprawling tree, beside the Jordan river. To the left...ART02841
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Gaza, from Anzac Ridge
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Maker: Lambert, George
Throughout 1917, Australians were involved in three major battles for the town of Gaza on the coast of the Mediterranean. These were 26 March, 17 April and 2-7 November 1917. Lambert visited the site ...ART02701
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Ghoraniyeh bridgehead, Jordan
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Maker: Lambert, George
Close to Jericho, Ghoraniyeh had been the scene of heavy fighting only a month before George Lambert arrived in May 1918. The possession of the lower valley was essential to any future offensive. Chau...ART02808
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Hill of the Good Samaritan (The road from Jerusalem to Jericho)
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a road, with Arabs and camels passing through a hilly landscape. A valley with tents in the background. A small encampment can be seen at the base of the hill. This scene is near the Inn of th...ART02678
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Hod el Hisha from General Royston's H. Q, November 16th 1916, looking N.N.E.
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Maker: Hewett, Otho
Depicts a panoramic view of a desert landscape with Hod el Hisha notated as seen from General Royston's headquarters in 1916. Otho Hewett (1887- 1942) served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd ...ART19641
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Jack Dempsey
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Maker: Lambert, George
Lambert arrived in Egypt in January 1918. This was the final year of the war and many of the Australian troops were exhausted and resting in their camps. Lambert painted many of the men in camps and e...ART02716
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Jerusalem, from below the Mount of Olives
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Maker: Lambert, George
A landscape with a walled city with mosques in the background. A light horsemen sits under a tree in the left foreground and his horse waits beside him. There are low trees in the middle distance. The...ART02699
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Jerusalem from the top of the Dung Gate; verso: First geometric design for 'The Nek'
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Maker: Lambert, George
A panoramic townscape with dark green vegetation in the foreground. Cypress trees and mosques are prominent on the skyline. The top of the city wall appears on the bottom right. The Dung Gate was a ma...ART02855
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Jisr Benat Yakub: bridge repaired by Australian Unit
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a stone bridge over a brown river under a blue sky with clouds. The bridge has been repaired with a wooden construction. An Arab on a mule cross the bridge and a naked man squats on the stones...ART02854
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Khurbet Sihan
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Maker: Lambert, George
Khurbet Sihan is south-east of Gaza and a site of fighting during the first and second battles for Gaza in 1917. Major Charles Stodart, who had fought in the second of these battles of 19 April 1917, ...ART02707
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Leaders of the Australian Light Horse in Palestine, 1918
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Maker: Power, H Septimus
Jordan Valley; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Australian Light Horse Brigades; a group of ten officers, all mounted, in a desert landscape, l-r: Brigadier General George Macleay Macarthur-Onslow, DSO, 5 A...ART09557
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Leonard Hall
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Maker: Westwood, Bryan
Len Hall put his age up to enlist in 1914, and was a bugler with the 10th Australian Light Horse brigade. He left of Egypt where he "learnt to ride a horse". After landing at Gallipoli, he was transfe...ART90417
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Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald McLaurin
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an officer Lieutenant Colonel Archibald McLaurin, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, wearing a slouch hat with chin strap. Australian Commonwealt...ART02802