Trench mortars captured by New Zealanders in World War I on display in London

Trench mortars captured by New Zealanders in World War I on display in London
Date
1918
Reference
1/2-014088-G
Description

A row of trench mortars captured by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on display outdoors in London, as a sign on a mortar indicates. Probably taken at the time of the Lord Mayor's Show immediately before the armistice that ended World War I. Several soldiers pose with the guns. Photograph taken probably November 1918 by Thomas Frederick Scales.

Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - UK285c

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

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Part of
Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918 / Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918: UK Series negatives
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches, Orientation: Horizontal image
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