Summary

Black and white photograph, dating from the World War I, portrait of a Kurdish woman in traditional clothing, with her kalyan.

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

Portrait of a Kurdish woman seated cross-legged on a cushion, holding a kalyan (pipe) in one hand. She is dressed in an elaborate costume covered with gold ornaments.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph with an inscription handwritten on the reverse in pencil. The photograph has faded.

More Information