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model aircraft

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  • Other Name

    German aircraft model, Gallipoli, WW1

    13/387 Trooper Joseph Law, Auckland Mounted Rifles

  • Description

    Model aircraft made on Gallipoli by 13/387 Trooper Joseph Law, Auckland Mounted Rifles, WW1

    made from aluminium, German bullet, Egyptian coins, etc.

    wingspread: 290 mm; body length: 180 mm

    markings: marked with maker's name: J. LAW

  • Place
    [Gallipoli]/[Turkey]
  • Associated Place

    Gallipoli/Turkey

  • Accession Number
    1987.21
  • Accession Date
    03 Feb 1987
  • Other Id

    W2956 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Scars on the Heart 1

model aircraft, 1987.21, W2956, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Images and documents

Images

  • model aircraft, 1987.21, W2956, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • model aircraft, 1987.21, W2956, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Artefact

  • Display location

    Scars on the Heart 1

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1987.22, W2956
  • Primary Maker

     Trooper Joseph Law

  • Place
    [Gallipoli]/[Turkey]
  • Associated Notes

    model aircraft made on Gallipoli by 13/387 Trooper Joseph Law, Auckland Mounted Rifles

    Made from aluminium, German bullet, Egyptian coins, etc. It possibly represents a Rumpler Taube aircraft.

    Note: There is a photocopy of J Law's WW1 diary in the Museum Library that mentions a Taube aircraft used by the Turkish forces.

    13/387 Trooper Joseph Ormond Law of Whitikahu, near Gordonton, embarked with the Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles on 16th October 1914. His brother Alfred John Law, Auckland Infantry Battalion, also served on Gallipoli and was killed in action on 6th August 1915.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Trooper Joseph Law

     4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles

  • Associated Place

    Gallipoli/Turkey

  • Measurement Description
    length x width: 180 mm x 290 mm
  • Measurement Reading

    180mm

    290mm

  • Subject Category

    souvenir/wars

  • Classification

    model aeroplane

    models

    trench art

    art

    Model

    Other Documents

    Documentary Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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