Summary
One of 44 black and white photographs in an album bound in green suede, believed to have been taken by Sergeant Major Gilbert Payne Mulcahy during World War I. It documents his military service in Egypt, France, Belgium and his return to Australia via Capetown and the Quarantine Station, Point Nepean, 1916-1919.
Image of the chateau of Solre St. Gery in Belgium. The photograph was taken in 1918.
Description of Content
Image of a building that is on a raised area of ground, the base of which is surrounded by a stone wall. A road divides the wall from a nearby patch of land.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mrs I. W. Morgan, Jun 1987
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Photographer
Sergeant Major Gilbert P. Mulcahy, Solre St Gery, Beaumont, Belgium, 1918
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Chateau, (word crossed out) / Solre St Gery 1918.' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: '69'
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
150 mm (Width), 215 mm (Height)
Size of photograph
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
43 (Width), 65 (Height)
Size of photograph album page.
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Militaria: Australian, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
