Images of "Militaria from the Gallipoli Campaign", 2 Feb 2019

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Here are some images from our fascinating and well-attended lecture on Saturday 2 February 2019, "Militaria from the Gallipoli Campaign" by Gary Traynor, Army reservist, battlefield guide and Assistant Curator at the Australian War Memorial. 

 The images represent just a sample of the items and subjects covered by Gary in his wide-ranging discussion of the inventiveness and resourcefulness displayed by Australian diggers in the horrendous conditions at Gallipoli.

Assembling a mock-up of the Beech Periscope Rifle, invented at 
Gallipoli by Lance Corporal William Beech, 2nd Battalion AIF 


     More assembling of the mock-up of the Beech Periscope Rifle

Gary with assembled mock-up of Beech Periscope Rifle in background
Mock-up of Beech Periscope Rifle from another angle

        Items collected from Gallipoli battlefields, including bullets, slouch hat fastening
 pin, pipe cleaner, bolt from .303 Lee Enfield rifle

More items collected from Gallipoli battlefields, including water jug, water 
canteen, canteens spliced in half used as improvised frying pans

.303 Lee Enfield rifle issued to Australian soldiers at Gallipoli

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