Summary

Australian photographic postcard of a Kurdish woman, wearing gold jewels and robes. One in a series of photographs from the First World War Egypt, and Mesopotamia, taken during World War I.

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

Post card image of a Kurdish woman wearing gold jewels, and gold embroidered robes. She is seated cross legged on the ground, and holding a hookah pipe.

Physical Description

Sepia toned print, on a matt photographic paper. Brown border surrounds image. Found in a box also containing 7 wallets of negatives mostly 8x13cm.

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