Summary

Photograph in an album that belonged to an Australian serviceman in the 5th Australian Light House during World War I. The album contains 103 small black and white photographs, mainly of Gallipoli in 1915 and some of France and Belgium. They are believed to have been taken by Trooper George Simpson Millar, service no. 160, 'A' Troop, 'C' Squadron, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade, A.I.F. He served in Gallipoli and France (for some time as an officer in the Imperial Army), returning to Australia in 1919.

The photograph was taken onboard SS. Caledonia in August/September 1915 while George Simpson Millar was being evacuated from Gallipoli to a hospital in London. The photograph shows wounded Gurkha soldiers sitting on the deck.

SS Caledonia was an ocean liner with the Anchor Line. She was built in 1906 and served as an hospital ship during World War I. On 4 December 1916 she was sunk by the German Submarine U-65 in the Mediterranean,

Description of Content

Photograph was taken on the deck of SS Caledonia. In the foreground there is an Gurkha soldier in an Gurkha slouch hat (also called an terai hat) sitting on an blanket on the deck. There is a line of similar beds along the wall all the way to the background of the photo.

Physical Description

Monochrome photograph in green and brown-covered album.

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