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DIGITAL IMAGE - MAXIM MACHINE GUN CAPTURED DURING WWI

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1917

Overview

Sepia tone photograph of a Maxim Machine Gun on tripod facing towards the wall of a building.

Gun was captured by the 10th Light Horse in World War I in the town of Asault in Palestine.

Historical information

This digital copy of a photograph of a Maxim machine gun was taken by Denzil Roy Fletcher during World War One when he served with the 10th Light Horse. The photo represents what a working Maxim machine gun looks like. Denzil was the local police officer in the 1940s and made the community his and his families home for many years.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2008.38

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Inscriptions and markings

Denzel Roy Fletcher

Keywords

1st Australian Imperial Force

World War One

10th Australian Light House Regiment 1st Australian

FLETCHER Denzel Roy

Year

1917

Statement of significance

This object is part of collection with good provenance and interpretive potential that tells the story of the City of Armadale's connection to armed conflicts around the world from the late 1800s to today. The collection explores the experiences of people associated with the City of Armadale who went to war, their experiences when they returned as well as how these conflicts impacted the community who stayed behind.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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