| Accession Number | C01667 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original transparency (positive) |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo, Heliopolis |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The Heliopolis Palace Hotel on the outskirts of Cairo. The enormous building housed the 1st ...
Description
The Heliopolis Palace Hotel on the outskirts of Cairo. The enormous building housed the 1st Australian General Hospital (1 AGH), which opened to receive cases on 25 January 1915. A former oasis, Helipolis was being developed as a fashionable suburb and recreation centre, and thus was well served with roads, electricity, water and sanitation. In anticipation of large numbers of casualties from the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1 AGH and 2 AGH were both expanded to 1000 beds by the acquisition of additional buildings.