Summary
One of 139 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The photographs include the 7th Battalion training in Mena Camp, Egypt, and sight-seeing.
Image depicting Captains McKenna and McCrae posing near what appears to be an ancient Egyptian structure. Captain Edward Albert McKenna is believed to have been the main photographer of the album and was assigned to the 7th Battlion E Corp. He was killed in action at the Gallipoli landing. Captain Geoffery Gordon McCrae was assigned to the 7th Battalion C Company. He was killed in action on the 19th of July 1916.
Description of Content
Two servicemen posing next to a square stone entrance into a stone structure of some kind.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
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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Place & Date Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Creator
Elizabeth (Lillie) M. McKenna, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1918
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Individuals Identified
MCKENNA, CAPT.; Captain McCrae
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in ink underneath the photograph: 'Capts. McKenna & McCrae'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
59 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
159 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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