Summary
One of 49 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar depicting the Light Horse camp in Egypt, 1915, prior to Gallipoli.
Image depicting a group of tethered, untacked except for head collars and leads, horses belonging to the "A" Troop, C Squadron. Inside the camp horses were tethered with head and heel ropes between longer ropes known as picket lines. The saddle and other equipement associated with each horse was kept in front of the animal. Some of the servicemen can be seen amongst the horses; in their spare time the men attended to their horses, this strengthened the bond between the men and their mounts.
Description of Content
Image depicting a collection of horses, untacked except for head collars and leads, in the desert tethered in lines and sectioned off with bits of masonry.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in red, cloth-bound photograph album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Arms, Images & Image Making, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Maadi, Egypt, 1915
Likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar -
Individuals Identified
MILLAR, G. S. (LT.)
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Format
Negative
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in pencil on the support above the right corner of the photograph: 'd' Typed in blue ink on the support to the left of the photograph: 'Heliopolis H'pital & Red + Vans (crossed out with a line in blue ink)' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Horse Lines / Maadi / "A" Troop. C Squadron.'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
61 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Horses, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
