An Australian Light Horseman polishing his leather leggings in the desert. In late 1918, members ...

Accession Number B00159
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Campbell, James Pinkerton
Place made Egypt: Suez Canal, Kantara
Date made c.25-26 November 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

An Australian Light Horseman polishing his leather leggings in the desert. In late 1918, members of the Australian Light Horse were chosen for a tour of the old battlefields of Gallipoli. The group, predominantly made up of Gallipoli veterans, disembarked on the peninsula on 4 December 1918.

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