Accession Number | P04366.013 |
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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
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An AIF recruiting lantern slide of "Sergt. Johnny Summers - Boxer". He is wearing the cap badge ...
Description
An AIF recruiting lantern slide of "Sergt. Johnny Summers - Boxer". He is wearing the cap badge of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own). 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.