Historical information
Captures a soldeirs experiences in Egypt including rare photos of the everyday life and experiences of a soldier.
Significance
Possibly a rare collection of a WW1 soldiers experiences captured in photographs
Physical description
Bound album with cardboard front and back covered in aqua fabric. Greek scroll decoration on bottom, KODAK gold lettering, frontleft.
11 pages plus one cut in half. Each pages contain four photo pockets with black and white photos. Each photo has handwritten description on bottom of pocket. Photos depict Mena Camp, Egypt.1914 /1915, warships in Mudrus harbour, hospital ship and photos of soldiers with local people. Photos missing.
Inscriptions & markings
Each photo inscribed below image with information about location.
Top Right inside cover Donated by R.F. Ormaton, Box Hill. Photos belong to Capt. A. Greig Dec. 1988.
Also written top left ‘J. Crowley / 105 Ocean Street/ Rosebud/ (059) 861246