Summary

Black and white photograph, dating from World War I, showing a group of men standing on a riverbank watching a rowing race.

Part of a collection of World War I photographs associated with the service of Lionel Knox Trezise (service no. 14340), father of the donor John Trezise. Lionel was a 'reliving postmaster and telegraphist' when he enlisted on 22 March 1916. He was placed in the 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron as a sapper, serving with the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force. During his service he apparently took photographs in India, Sri Lanka and Mesopotamia (Iraq and neighbouring regions). After returning to Australia in 1919 he married and became a public servant. He died in 1972. Lionel's brother John Gordon (Jack) Trezise also served in World War I (service no. 5105). He enlisted on 2 March 1916 while a 26-year-old shop assistant in Broken Hill, and was killed in action in France on 1 June 1918.

Description of Content

Crowd, with their backs to the camera, standing on the banks of a wide river watching a rowing race. Three boats can be seen racing, with yachts nearby and land in the background. A telephone wire crosses the photograph in the foreground

Physical Description

Black and white photograph, faded and curled, with light surface marks. A dark brown stain is in the upper left corner.

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