Summary

Postcard dating from World War I, showing a black and white photograph of Arabs threshing corn using bullocks in the Middle East.

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

Three Arabs threshing corn in the desert. They are using bullocks to trample over the wheat laid on the ground, to separate the grain. One of the Arabs, in the foreground, is patting a young white donkey.

Physical Description

Post card featuring a black and white photograph with an inscription handwritten on the reverse in pencil. The photograph has faded somewhat and the corners are curled.

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