Historical information

The photos in this album show the carefree, adventurous spirit of the young men soon to be ANZACS
Many young men from the market garden, dairy, poultry and fruit farms as well local businesses enlisted c 1914 at the beginning of WWI. The older men, women and children then had to manage the farms while they worried about the dangers facing their beloved family members.

Significance

A record of some of the experiences of men from Moorabbin Shire who enlisted c1914 and were sent to Egypt at the beginning of WW1 1914-19

Physical description

A thick cardboard album of 24 pages with inserts for 2 small black and white photographs per page . Scenes from Egypt c 1914 - 1918 showing Australian soldiers, naval vessels, horses, carts, pyramids, houses, buildings, camels, local inhabitants and countryside. Inscriptions on the back of some of the photographs mention Arthur (Ebsary), Clarrie (Burgess), Reg (Marriott), and a horse named Nell.

Inscriptions & markings

Front cover KODAK

Inside back cover KODAK LTD. / SERIES D / ALBUM
Some photographs have inscriptions on the back