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  • First World War, 1914-1918 (11)
  • Second World War, 1939-1945 (2)

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  • 11th Australian Infantry Battalion (2)
  • 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment (2)
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  • Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge, Shell Green (2)
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  • Main Bld: First World War Gallery: The Anzac Story: Gallipoli: Life at Anzac 1 (2)

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13 Results

  1. Australian War Records Section label, Trench Periscope : Shell Green, Gallipoli

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    An original fabric Australian War Records Section collection label. It is tied to the periscope by a piece of string. The front of the label printed text, with blank spaces filled in by hand in graphi...

    RELAWM07800.002

  2. Collapsible trench periscope : Captain P H Cherry, 26 Battalion, AIF

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Collapsible trench periscope. The body is made from a series of six telescopic metal rings which can be extended for use, or collapsed for storage. At the top of the periscope is a rectangular mirror ...

    REL42343

  3. Collapsible trench periscope in leather case : Second Lieutenant H W Crowle, 10 Battalion, AIF

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Collapsible trench periscope in leather case. The body of the periscope is made from a series of six telescopic metal rings which can be extended for use, or collapsed for storage. At the top of the p...

    RELAWM09765

  4. Damaged periscope : The Nek, Gallipoli

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Damaged extendable folded thin white metal trench periscope, with a rectangular metal outer case, with a thinner rectangular box inside. The outer case has a thin rectangular slot cut out along one lo...

    RELAWM07803

  5. Folding trench periscope : Sergeant E W Hammond, 11 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Folding concertina type metal trench periscope finished in an overall medium green coloured paint. In the top and bottom viewing apertures is a piece of rectangular shaped of glass. The trench peris...

    REL/01977

  6. Folding trench periscope : Sergeant E W Hammond, 11 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Folding concertina type metal trench periscope finished in an overall medium green coloured paint. In the top and bottom viewing apertures is a piece of rectangular shaped of glass. The trench peris...

    REL/01977.001

  7. Improvised periscope : Gallipoli

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Roughly squared length of timber with two shards of mirrored glass embedded at an angle. One piece is at the top of the wood, with the angled mirror facing downwards. The second piece is made from thi...

    RELAWM00342

  8. No 3 Periscope Mark 1 : Captain R L Leane, C Company, 11 Battalion, AIF

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Battle damaged metal trench periscope. A Turkish bullet penetrated the top aperture damaging the glass insert. The exterior of the trench periscope has several dings from use in the trenches. The r...

    RELAWM10204

  9. No 3 Periscope Mark 1: Captain R L Leane, C Company, 11 Battalion, AIF

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Battle damaged metal trench periscope. A Turkish bullet penetrated the top aperture damaging the glass insert. The exterior of the trench periscope has several dings from use in the trenches. The r...

    RELAWM10204.001

  10. Periscope from a Japanese Type A Midget Submarine

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Body of a periscope from an Imperial Japanese Navy Type A Midget Submarine. The periscope has handles and various metal collars and sleeves in place at the base. There is a 30mm aperture near the base...

    RELAWM31966

  11. Periscope from Japanese Kairyu Midget Submarine

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Body of a periscope, with no handles or eyepiece, from a Japanese Kairyu Midget Submarine. There is a 52mm aperture near the base adjacent to which is stamped '106' and '77'. The base contains a threa...

    REL41075

  12. Periscope : Gallipoli

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Damaged white metal box periscope. There is a rectangular opening at the bottom back of the periscope and another at the top front where the mirrors were located. The mirrored glass pieces are absent....

    RELAWM00341

  13. Trench Periscope : Shell Green, Gallipoli

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Remains of a metal rectangular trench periscope. The body is made from a single piece of folded metal and is painted olive drab The paint is chipped in many areas and the metal has rusted in many of t...

    RELAWM07800.001

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