Summary
Group portrait of five Australian servicemen, 24th. Battalion, AIF, World War I.
Having survived the dangerous conditions of the Gallipoli campaign, many servicemen were re-assigned, after a brief furlogh, to the Western Front. This group of soldiers recouperated in Cairo, Egypt, before being deployed with the 2nd Division to France from early March, 1916, to endure the Somme Offensive.
Description of Content
Group of five men in uniform.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on paper.
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 from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), 24 Feb 1986
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Date Depicted
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Organisation Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed on back: 'CARTE POSTALE' Hand-written on back horizontally: '1 2 3 4 5 / Ciambetter Hughes Blackman' Hand-written on back: 'Four of the signallers / the day after the / returned from the / evacuation. They / were real break / ups and full / of real live stock / writing this mail? / Best love from / Bill / XXX / Cairo / 2/16'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
13.6 cm (Length), 8.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, World War I, 1914-1918
