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 three servicemen, one of whom is a Sergeant Johnstone, examining something within the army camp. Acting Sergeant Robert Leonard Wilcox Johnstone enlisted on October 1, 1914 and was assigned to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron. Sergeant Johnstone was promoted to Lieutenant on October 28, 1915. He was wounded in November 1915 and, following a further wounding and illness, returned to Australia on February 21, 1916 after being declared medically unfit for duty.
Description of Content
Image depicting three servicmen in the centre of the image examining something attached to a post. Disappearing to the right of frame is a row of tents and along the left edge of the image is a line of horses, all facing away from the camera showing only their rumps.
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
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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 near the upper left corner of the photograph: 'd' Hand-written in pencil on the support above the upper left corner of the photograph: 'x' Hand-written in black ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Ou (new inscription pasted over); Class' Typed in blue ink and pasted onto the support underneath the photograph and partially obscuring previous inscription: 'The Sergeant is R. Johnstone.'
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Type of item
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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, Tents, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
