Summary
Black and white negative, dating from World War I, showing three British Royal Flying Corps military aeroplanes of BE2 type landed in a desert field north of Baghdad, Iraq, circa 1916.
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
Military aeroplanes landed on a field.
Physical Description
Black and white negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mr John Trezise, Oct 1984
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Negative, 5½ in. x 3½ in., Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
9 cm (Length), 15 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Military Memorabilia, Negatives, Travel, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Air Forces