| Accession Number | C01998 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Mena |
| Date made | March 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of three 1st Battalion officers at their camp outside Cairo. Identified ...
Description
Informal group portrait of three 1st Battalion officers at their camp outside Cairo. Identified left to right: Captain Albert George Mcguire, who later died of wounds in Egypt on 7 May 1915; Major Blair Inskip Swannell, who was killed during the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915; Lieutenant Alfred John Shout, (later VC, MC) who died at sea on 11 August 1915 of wounds sustained at Lone Pine on 9 August.