Summary
One of 49 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar depicting the Light Horse camp in Egypt, 1915, prior to Gallipoli.
Image depicting a group of servicemen, two of whom are identified as N. Little and Ford, clustered around a piece of paper in the midst of the army camp. Trooper Neville Montague Little enlisted on October 5, 1914 and was assigned to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron. Little was killed in action on September 3, 1916. Trooper Robert Assheton Forde enlisted on October 2, 1914 and was assigned to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron. In December 1915 he was assigned to a temporary commission with the English Regimental Forces.
Description of Content
Image depicting a group of four servicemen seated in the foreground, all looking at a piece of paper that the serviceman in the middle of the group is holding. Behind this group is a row of tents and two more servicemen who are standing and watching the seated servicemen.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in red, cloth-bound photograph album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Arms, Images & Image Making, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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Place & Date Depicted
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Person Depicted
Tpr Neville M. Little - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Egypt, 1915
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Person Depicted
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Photographer
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Maadi, Egypt, 1915
Likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar -
Individuals Identified
MILLAR, G. S. (LT.)
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Typed in blue ink on the support to the left of the photograph: 'Mast: 50 to 60 feet highand made / one single stick' Hand-written in pencil on the support above the top right corner of the photograph: 'b' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'N. Little (arrow pointing downwards); Ford (arrow pointing downwards)'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
87 mm (Width), 61 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
82 mm (Width), 57 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Horses, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
