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 the tent used by G.S. Millar and others, presumably the servicemen depicted in the photograph. Within the Light Horse Regment the men were allocated to Bell Tents located near the horse lines. Eight men were assigned to each tent and slept in a wheel like formation with their feet towards the centre.
Description of Content
Image depicting a group of three servicemen standing in the doorway of a bell tent. In the foreground is what appears to be some personal belongings and in the background there are more tents.
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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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 next to the top right corner of the photograph: 'x' Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Our Belle tent / Maadi / (horizontal line)'
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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
Army Camps, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Tents, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
