View of Mena Camp, ten miles from Cairo, where Australian troops came for several months of ...

Accession Number C01634
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: North Egypt, Mena
Date made January-March 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

View of Mena Camp, ten miles from Cairo, where Australian troops came for several months of intensive training before embarking for the Gallipoli Peninsula. Transport lines of the 1st Australian Field Ambulance can be seen in the foreground; beyond are several small buildings and a sea of Eight Person Indian Production (EPIP) tents.

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