Gallipoli Building - Army Display
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Gallipoli Building - Army Display
Collection Items
Light Horse Signal Units Banner
Banner reads: 'Light Horse Service Units 1914-1918 / Gallipoli Egypt / Sinai Syria / Palestine"
Divided diagonally ; left blue and right white with inverse coloured text . There is a fringe along the bottom and fluffy braid along the edges . On…
Divided diagonally ; left blue and right white with inverse coloured text . There is a fringe along the bottom and fluffy braid along the edges . On…
Light Horse Leather Leggings dated 1915
Full calf length leather legging with split at back - 2 loop holes on centre front for wraparound strap - 2 buckles at top
Light Horse Leather Leggings dated 1915
Full calf length leather legging with split at back - 2 loop holes on centre front - wraparound strap with buckle at top - second strap and buckle at top
Green slouch hat
Green felt slouch hat with lined edge - green external wool band - brown leather chin strap - 2 metal eyelets on proper left and proper right side - brown leather band on interior - metal rising sun badge with words ' AUSTRALIA COMMONWEALTH MILITARY…
Wristwatch belonging to T/Cpl Alfred E. Upham
Round silver watch with roman numeral numbering on watch face ; Small dial where ' 6 ' would normally be placed to denote the number of seconds that have passed ; Appears that one metal loop that would have held watchband has broken off previously as…
1914 - 1915 Star
War medals of T/Cpl 1529 Alfred E. Upham, 7th Lighthorse Regiment, enlisted 5 September 1915 and returned to Australia 28 August 1919.
British War Medal
War medals of T/Cpl 1529 Alfred E. Upham, 7th Lighthorse Regiment, enlisted 5 September 1915 and returned to Australia 28 August 1919.
Victory Medal
War medals of T/Cpl 1529 Alfred E. Upham, 7th Lighthorse Regiment, enlisted 5 September 1915 and returned to Australia 28 August 1919.
Colour patch of the 10th Light Horse Regiment
The letter 'A' indicates that the solider, Alexander Douglas Mackellar, served on the Gallopoli Peninsula
Light Horse canteen
flat top blue enamal water bottle ( canteen ), cloth covered with iron topped cork stopper in leather cradle attached to leather shoulder strap
Photo postcard of Trooper 3478 Walter H. Eberle. 8th Squadron 8th Lighthorse who enlisted 13 April 1915
Black and white photograph depicting man on horseback . Description notes read A Squadron 6th A . L . H . / 30 . 10 . 18 " " No . 8478 / Trooper Wally Eberle " . ""lack and white photograph depicting man on horseback . Description notes read " A…
Light Horse bridle bit
Steel bridle bit with steel chain ( 19 loops ) attached . Top of proper left side of bit has a steel hook attached . Inscriptions on bit : ' L ' on top proper ride side , ' STEEL ' on top proper left side , ' JOE CRADDOCK & SON LTD 1916 ' and arrow…