Virtual Visit #37 - General Service Wagon (World War 1)
Part of a series of Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia entitled “General service Wagon".
The General Service (GS) wagon was the British Army’s main horse drawn transport vehicle from 1862 till superseded by the broad adoption of motorised vehicles following the World War One. Many variants of the GS wagon were used during the war for general haulage, ambulance and troop transport. This ‘Commonwealth’ pattern wagon shared many common components with the British GS Mark X, which was used by Australian Forces on the Western Front. Little documentation of the development and manufacture of the ‘Commonwealth’ pattern has survived, and its production ceased in about 1917.
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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was closed to volunteers and the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. One outcome was the creation of an expanded on-line presence through a weekly Virtual Visit post. The initial response encouraged the Museum over the following three tears, to continue the series. Virtual Visits normally focused on an object or theme from the collection. The general format was to link the story of the object and its significance. with web links and related materials to facilitate a continuing journey of self-discovery.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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