Summary

Photograph from an album compiled by Sister Selina Lily (Lil) Mackenzie, documenting life as an Australian nurse during World War I. Lil nursed at the 1st Australian General Hospital (AGH) from October 1915 to January 1917. The 1st AGH was located in the Heliopolis Palace Hotel on the north-eastern edge of Cairo.

Description of Content

Two rows of soldiers in Egyptian uniform on parade in front of stone building with arched verandah. One man with sword faces them; three other men face away. High metal fence to right of photograph.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph on paper in a blue, cloth-bound album.

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