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Stephen Cyril Ettrick Weir and artillery rammer. late 1941 or early 1942.

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Stephen Cyril Ettick Weir in army uniform, in late 1941 or early 1942. He holds an artillery rammer.

The artillery rammer was picked from the battlefield at Sidi Resegh by Brigadier Latham. It was later inscribed and presented to Freyberg by Latham. It is now housed in the Army Museum, Waiouru.

Inscribed - Mount verso.


Reference Number:PAColl-6407-90-F:
Alexander Turnbull Library.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.