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Photograph - CARD & PHOTOGRAPHS, AUST LIGHT HORSE WW1, The Australian Memorial Card Co

  • 1.MEMORIAL CARD FOR THOMAS McGINTY. 2. Set of B & W PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUST L.H.. IN DESERT IN MIDDLE EAST.

    1.MEMORIAL CARD FOR THOMAS McGINTY. 2. Set of B & W PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUST L.H.. IN DESERT IN MIDDLE EAST.

  • 2. Set of B & W PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUST L.H.. IN DESERT IN MIDDLE EAST.

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  • 1.MEMORIAL CARD FOR THOMAS McGINTY. 2. Set of B & W PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUST L.H.. IN DESERT IN MIDDLE EAST.
  • 2. Set of B & W PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUST L.H.. IN DESERT IN MIDDLE EAST.

Historical information

In WW1 the Australian Light Horse served from the Suez Canal right around through Palestine - Syria.

Physical description

1. Memorial Card. Black cardboard with gold printing. It is a religious article with images and prayers. In the top centre is an oval shaped hole with a B & W portrait of an Aust soldier. Slouch hat with side up.
2. Set of 31 B & W photos depicting scenes of light horse activity. Beaches - Middle East buildings - locals - repairing train lines - daily life - campsites - ships off shore etc.

Inscriptions & markings

Thomas McGinty, Beloved son of Catherine Power. "Who gave his life for the Empire. At Gallipoli, Turkey, August 13 - 1915. Aged 33 years.

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