Item MM 92319 Photograph - Horses & Soldiers Resting Near Water, Egypt, World War I, circa 1915

Summary

The photograph is captioned '13th Field Ambulance On the march from Tel-el-kebir to Serapium'.

From a photograph album created by Sergeant John Lord, documenting his time in Egypt during World War I. The album was created in a lined notebook/diary type book and John Lord completely filled the album with photographs. All of the photographs are numbered and in pencil he has written captions around many of the photographs. A few of the early photographs are dated 1915. Many of the photographs depict camps, local people, street scenes, fellow soldiers at rest, horses, ambulances, hospitals and camels.

Description of Content

In the left foreground two saddled-up horses are drinking or grazing near some water. In the background on a rise soldiers are having a rest.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph.