| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P02074.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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DRANOUTRE, BELGIUM, 1917-10. A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF THE "RISING SUN," IN THE ARMOURY OF THE ...
Description
DRANOUTRE, BELGIUM, 1917-10. A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF THE "RISING SUN," IN THE ARMOURY OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TUNNELLING COMPANY AS IT WAS DEVISED BY 3691 SAPPER J. VAWDEN, A MEMBER OF THE UNIT. AT THE TOP IS A GERMAN MACHINE BELT AND CARTRIDGES; THE TWO RAPIER LIKE BAYONETS BENEATH IT ARE FRENCH. ON EACH SIDE OF THE SUN IS A GERMAN CAVALRY MAUSER CARBINE; THE SWORD ON THE RIGHT WAS FOUND IN YPRES AND WAS USED BY A FRENCH CAVALRYMAN; THE BAYONET ON THE LEFT IS AN OLD TYPE OF ENGLISH SWORD BAYONET; MODERN SHORT BAYONETS AND GERMAN CARTRIDGES FORM THE SUN; THE CROWN AND TITLE SCROLL ARE PATTERNED OUT OF GERMAN SHELL CASES. (SAME IMAGE AT E00688) (DONOR R. CARPENTER)