Summary
Photograph in an album that belonged to an Australian serviceman in the 5th Australian Light House during World War I. The album contains 103 small black and white photographs, mainly of Gallipoli in 1915 and some of France and Belgium. They are believed to have been taken by Trooper George Simpson Millar, service no. 160, 'A' Troop, 'C' Squadron, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade, A.I.F. He served in Gallipoli and France (for some time as an officer in the Imperial Army), returning to Australia in 1919.
The photograph was taken at 1st General Hospital in Camberwell in London in September/October 1915.
Description of Content
Photograph of an hospital ward at the no. 1 London General Hospital. In the ward there is two rows of beds, with the end of a third row visible to the left. The third bed from the front on the left hand row has been marked with an X and next to that bed there is one person sitting on an chair and another person standing. At the end of the row to the left three people are visible. One soldier in an hospital uniform (also called 'hospital blues') with his back to the camera and two nurses partly facing the camera). MM 050418 is of the other half of the hospital ward.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in green and brown-covered album.
More Information
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 1914-1919
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Individuals Identified
DUDLEY, (LORD); MACDONALD,BILL
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written on secondary support above image: 'K ward' Hand written on secondary support below image: 'X Lord Dudley [illegible] and Bill [illegible]' Bottom left corner of album page, handwritten in pencil: '17'
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Dimensions
60 mm (Length), 85 mm (Width)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Hospitals, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918