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Soldiers on camels [B 29060] • Photograph

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Summary

Left to right: Sergeant C.B. Lewis, Private G.W. Hart, Private Howard N. Kimber, Sergeant F.C. McArtney on leave in Egypt, with the Sphinx and one of the pyramids behind them. On the postcard was written: "The tragedy will come later, but at present the spirit of the men is superb, and all are anxious to get to Gallipoli." [from a postcard to Mr F.C. Kimber]. These men were all in the 4th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion.

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 13.5 cm x 8.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1916

Collections

Part of Kimber Collection
Part of General Collection

Subject

Hart, Geoffrey William
Kimber, Howard Noye 1891-1953
Lewis, Cecil Burrows, 1896-1916
McArtney, Frederick Charles
World War, 1914-1918 -- Egypt -- Cairo
Soldiers -- South Australia

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General notes

The date of the photograph has been given as 1914 but is probably some time after 25 April 1915, since the four men left Australia aboard 'HMAT A15 'Star of England' on 21 September 1915.

Digitisation information

Date

14/07/2010

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,508 x 3,996 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

30.09 MB

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