Summary
One of 108 images in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The album contains photographs of the 7th Battalion in Egypt.
Image of Captains McKenna and McCrae and Mr Vaughan next to the fountain in an unidentified mosque. Captain McKenna is the man in uniform standing on the step, just behind the second man in uniform who stands on the courtyard. Captain Geoffery Gordon McCrae was assigned to the 7th Battalion C Company. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.
The album relates to the service of Captain Edward Albert McKenna. McKenna served in the 7th Battalion Australian Infantry and was killed in action in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, aged 37.
Description of Content
The photograph shows the ablution fountain that is located outside the Mosque at the Cairo Citadel. Three men are posing in front of the fountain. Two of the men are dressed in military uniforms and the third is dressed in a suit, tie and hat.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic print on paper with a white border.
More Information
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Collection Names
Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr J. Willis, circa 1986
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Acknowledgement
Mr. J. Willis
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
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Creator
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
Captain Geoffery G. McCrae - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Cairo, Egypt, 1914-1915
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Individuals Identified
Captain McCrae; Captain McKenna; Mr Vaughan
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in ink on support underneath the photograph: 'Outside the Mosque / Captains McCrae, McKenna McVaughan' Hand written on pencil on the back of photograph: 'Outside the Mosque at Citadel / Capt Weddell, Mc Vaughan & self / standing on the steps of the place / where the people wash before going to / prayer'
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
84 mm (Width), 108 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
174 mm (Width), 141 mm (Height)
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References
National Archives of Australia: McKenna Edward Albert, barcode 1949283, series B2455/1.
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