Summary

Photograph, dating from World War I, of a port in a Middle Eastern town. Two people can be seen rowing a boat.

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

View of a port scene in a Middle Eastern town. Image shows sailing boats anchored in water close to the main land, with a wall of buildings facing out onto the water.

Physical Description

Black and white print on a matt photographic paper. White border edge with rounded corners around image. Found in a box also containing 7 wallets of negatives mostly 8x13cm.

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