The 1st Anzac Battalion of the Imperial Camel Corps, in command of Captain Oliver (Trooper ...

Accession Number A02531
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Date made December 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

The 1st Anzac Battalion of the Imperial Camel Corps, in command of Captain Oliver (Trooper Bluegum) Hogue, on their way to Tor (near Suez), where the small garrison at the valuable manganese mines required strengthening against the threat of attack by restless tribes.

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