Summary

Photograph, dating from World War I, of a city 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

Photograph of a city bazaar in Mosul, Iraq. Image is an elevated overview, with a dome mosque in the centre of the city. The shell of a building is in the foreground, which features decorative columns on the exterior of the walls.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph. Originally housed inside a paper wallet from "Reg. A. Lambert, Photography Company, 61, Barrack Street, Perth", dated 11 September, 1924, which accompanies this batch of photographs. Found in a box also containing 7 wallets of negatives mostly 8 x13cm. Loss to upper right hand corner from insect damage. Edges have curled.

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