Historical information
This item was either purchased or donated to the Sub Branch. Apart form being a a very famous picture of the 11th Battalion on the Pyramid Cheop. The 11 battalion was formed in Western Australia has no connection to the people of Beechworth
Physical description
A wooden framed collage of the print of 11th Battalion Before Deployment to Gallipoli on Cheop Pyramid, Egypt, Sunday 10th January 1915. Top centre is the AIF Badge, bottom left is the Battalion Patch, Bottom right is a miniature set of the three medals and centre is the Title " Contingent of the 1st Division Australian Imperial Force AIF / 11th Battalion Before Deployment to Gallipoli / Cheop Pyramid, Sunday 10th January 1915"
Inscriptions & markings
Contingent of the 1st Division Australian Imperial Force AIF / 11th Battalion Before Deployment to Gallipoli / Cheop Pyramid, Sunday 10th January 1915"
Subjects
References
- https://11btn.wags.org.au/index.php?start=8 Relating too issues about the picture and debunking the many rumours about the oicture