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telescope

human history
  • Other Name

    Lt. Col. Henry Gordon Wilding, 2/1220, NZFA, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    telescope

    Belonged to Major Henry Gordon Wilding, DSO & bar, New Zealand Field Artillery, WW1

    telescope, large brass barrel, painted black near end, focus piece painted black, screw holes to barrel for mount, impressed to focus piece: TURN THIS TO / CHANGE POWER with numbers, manufacturer's mark impressed to focus piece: No 38965 ROSS LONDON PATENT, marked in ink on brass tube: LT. COL. H.G. WILDING, DSO & BAR, NZFA

  • Place
    London/England
  • Associated Place

    Gallipoli/Turkey

    Western Front/Europe

  • Accession Number
    2001.25.1131
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    7525 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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