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 the troops in formation. This is possibly another image of the review of Mena Camp by Sir George Reid on the 30th of December 1914.
Description of Content
In the middle of the photograph there is a large company of servicemen who appear to be on parade. To the front of the company there are men on horseback, and to the right of the men on horseback there is a visible platform with a flag on display (which appears to be a British Red Ensign). The background of the photograph shows a land formation.
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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Photographer
Captain Edward A. McKenna - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Mena Camp, Egypt, 1914-1915
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
Elizabeth (Lillie) M. McKenna, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1918
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: '(a horizontal line in the middle of the photograph)'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
159 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
107 mm (Width), 80 mm (Height)
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