Summary

An image from an album of photographs taken during the First World War in Egypt. Some good photographs of artillery and local scenes.

The photograph album was created by Sergeant John Lord and documents his time in Egypt. 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

The dock at Alexandria is busy with soldiers unloading the wounded. many have their jackets off, sleeves rolled up. In middle foreground a horse drawn ambulance is waiting, a soldier stands in its open back. A single funnel hospital ship is berthed against the wharf with its gangway down. Soldiers are walking up the gangway. An officer in the middle foreground points a stick at the photographer.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph.

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