Item MM 92409 Photograph - Soldiers with Letters from Home, Egypt, World War I, circa 1915

Summary

Soldiers off duty formally posed after recently receiving letters from home. One holds a mug; a billy can sits in front on them on the ground.

Part of a collection of photographs in an 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

Soldiers off duty are formally posed after recently receiving letters from home. Eight soldiers stand in a line with three squatting in front, six of whom are holding letters or photographs. One man has a large enameled mug in one hand, in front of him on the ground is a blackened billy.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph.