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 a canal near Bedrashen featuring Captain McCrae. According to the inscription this image was taken on the trip Captains McCrae, McKenna and Mason and Lieutenants Chapman, De Ravin and Scanlan took to 'Sakara.' 'Sakara' is likely to refer to 'Saqqara' an ancient Egyptian burial ground most famous for the 'Step Pyramid' of the Third Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser (Netjerikhet) and its associated complex. Bedrashen is small village near Saqqara, Egypt.
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 a young Egyptian man dressed in a thawb, standing on the bank of the river Nile. Standing directly behind the young man is an Australian soldier dressed in full uniform. On the river banks edge a large number of what appear to be bowls or pots lay in stacks on the ground. A group of Fellucas with their sails furled, sit docked on the rivers edge. The River Nile stretches into the distance.
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
Captain Geoffery G. McCrae - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Egypt, 1914-1915
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Individuals Identified
Captain McCrae
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Branch of the nile at / Bedrashein / Capt McCrae in view.' Hand written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'Sakkara trip / view of branch of Nile / at Bedrashein / Capt McCrae in view'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
108 mm (Width), 84 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. 'Netjerikhet,' The Ancient Egypt Site, at: [Link 1] accessed: December 19, 2012
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Keywords
Military History, World War I, 1914-1918, Waterways, Canals, Boats