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 occupants of a tent lying together on a makeshift bed. 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 servicemen lying on a makeshift bed, all facing the camera inside a structure of some kind. The right half of the image is lost due to overexposure.
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 ink on the support on the left side of the photograph: 'x / c' Hand-written in black ink on the support underneath the photograph and partially obscured by a typed inscription: 'Fligh(obscured) (illegible)' Typed in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Inside their tent.' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph and the typed inscription: 'Maadi'
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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
