| Accession Number | P04366.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass lantern slide |
| Maker |
Linton Slide |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An AIF recruiting lantern slide featuring a portrait of cricketer Gordon Cathcart Campbell. the ...
Description
An AIF recruiting lantern slide featuring a portrait of cricketer Gordon Cathcart Campbell. the text on the slide reads " The South Australian cricketer scored a Military Cross. Keep up the Good Name of Sportsmen!" Campbell embarked as a lieutenant with the 10th Battalion on 14 September 1915. He received a Military Cross (MC) medal in January 1917 and a bar to the MC in November of the same year. He returned to Australian in March 1919. This slide is one of a series used in a 1917 recruiting campaign to encourage sportsmen to enlist in a sportsmen's unit, such as had been successfully raised in England. The concept was not as popular in Australia.