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Photograph - 'Sports', Sergeant Major G.P. Mulcahy, World War I, 1919
Reg. No: MM 120350
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- Summary:
- One of 44 black and white photographs in an album bound in green suede, believed to have been taken by Sergeant Major Gilbert Payne Mulcahy during World War I. It documents his military service in Egypt, France, Belgium and his return to Australia via Capetown and the Quarantine Station, Point Nepean, 1916-1919.
Image of a boxing match between two unknown combatants on board the H.M.T. Kashmir. The image is dated 1919 and therefore the Kashmir is likely to be bound for Australia. - Description:
- Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
- Description Of Content:
- A boxing match aboard a naval ship.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Returned Servicemen's League (RSL) Victorian Branch, 1987
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 43 mm (Height), 65 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918, troops |
| Themes this item is part of: | Arms Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sergeant Gilbert Payne Mulcahy, AIF (1893-1979) |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | amusements |
| Inscriptions: | Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph and to the centre of the album page: 'Sports on H.M.T. "KASHMIR" / 1919' |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Photographer: | Sergeant Major Gilbert Mulcahy, 1919 |
| Date Depicted: | 1919 |
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