Object numberM2016/006:001
DescriptionWW1 German Army Entrenching Shovel, in leather case, marked 1915. It is typical of a trench spade used on the Western Front by soldiers on both sides. It was also used as a hand-held weapon.
The item is part of a group of WW1 objects donated by Peter Allen, national coordinator of the Centenary of Anzac Jewish Program, who had relatives who served in the AIF on the Western Front during WW1, including a cousin, Pte. Lionel Harold Levy (Fromelles), and a grand-uncle, T/Sgt. Morris Phillips - awarded DCM at the Battle of Fromelles.
The Sydney Jewish Museum’s building stands as testimony to the Jewish community efforts in the Great War (WWI). The Jewish community celebrated the official opening of the NSW Jewish War Memorial Building by General Sir John Monash on 16 November 1923. The forecourt of the NSW Jewish War Memorial is inscribed with the names of nearly 3,000 Jewish service people, including 177 who gave their lives in the service of Australia in the two world wars.
The item is part of a group of WW1 objects donated by Peter Allen, national coordinator of the Centenary of Anzac Jewish Program, who had relatives who served in the AIF on the Western Front during WW1, including a cousin, Pte. Lionel Harold Levy (Fromelles), and a grand-uncle, T/Sgt. Morris Phillips - awarded DCM at the Battle of Fromelles.
The Sydney Jewish Museum’s building stands as testimony to the Jewish community efforts in the Great War (WWI). The Jewish community celebrated the official opening of the NSW Jewish War Memorial Building by General Sir John Monash on 16 November 1923. The forecourt of the NSW Jewish War Memorial is inscribed with the names of nearly 3,000 Jewish service people, including 177 who gave their lives in the service of Australia in the two world wars.
Production date 1915 - 1915
Object nametools
Dimensions
- length: 530.00 mm
height: 30.00 mm
width: 165.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Peter Allen