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 Trooper Millar, N. Little and two other servicemen in a shower bay. Trooper George Simpson Millar enlisted on October 1, 1914 and was assigned to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron. In November 1915 Trooper Millar was granted a provisional discharge to take up a commission as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Field Artillery, Special Reserve, Imperial Force. Millar served with the Royal Field Artillery for 2½ years before re-enlisting as a Lieutenant with the Australian Imperial Force in January 1918. He returned to Australia in December 1918. Trooper Neville Montague Little enlisted on October 5, 1914 and was assigned to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron. Little was killed in action on September 3, 1916.
Description of Content
Image depicting four men standing in a line facing the camera inside a wooden structure that appears to have been set up as a shower bay. All four men have a naked torso with towels around their waists and their arms crossed. The man at the end of the line on the right is leaning against the wall of the structure.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in red, cloth-bound photograph album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
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Person Depicted
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Ma Adi El, Egypt, 1915
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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 in the upper left corner of the photograph: 'a' Typed in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Scrubo!' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: '(arrow pointing downwards) GSM; (arrow pointing downwards) N. Haltle'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
87 mm (Width), 61 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Army Camps, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Wars & Conflicts, Wash Rooms, World War I, 1914-1918
