File:Lewis gun world war I.jpg

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English: Caption: "Two unidentified Australian Lewis Machine Gunners of the 1st Battalion in a place of vantage formed by a shell splintered tree on the Ramparts at Ypres. During the Third Battle of Ypres, the aerial activity was almost continuous, day and night, and the rattle of machine guns for aerial defence was practically incessant. The gunner (left) has a magazine ready to load, once the magazine on the gun is empty."

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1 November 1917

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AWM - Accession Number E01227

Author



Alternative names	James Francis Hurley; James Frank Hurley; Francis Hurley
Description	Australian explorer, photographer, war photographer, photojournalist, cinematographer and film director
Date of birth/death	15 October 1885	16 January 1962 / 16 February 1962
Location of birth/death	Glebe	Sydney
Work period	1908 –
Work location	Australia
Authority file	: Q958587 VIAF: 34613489 ISNI: 0000000121275183 ULAN: 500123793 LCCN: n85052816 NLA: 35215102 WorldCat

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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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