General Sir Ian Hamilton takes the salute from an unidentified officer while infantrymen march ...

Accession Number C00033
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: North Egypt, Mena
Date made 29 March 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

General Sir Ian Hamilton takes the salute from an unidentified officer while infantrymen march past during his review of the 1st Division at Mena Camp, 10 miles from the centre of Cairo. General Hamilton was supreme commander of the Allied forces in the Dardanelles campaign. Note the bicycle on the far right.

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