| Accession Number | P04435.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Giza |
| Date made | 10 April 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Two members of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade seated on camels in front of the Sphinx, ...
Description
Two members of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade seated on camels in front of the Sphinx, Egypt. At left, smoking a pipe, is 394 Corporal (Cpl) Denis Du Val, C Squadron, 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment of Murchison, WA (originally Manchester, England). He enlisted on 4 December 1914, a station owner from the Murchison district of Western Australia. Cpl Du Val was killed in action, aged 36, on 7 August 1915 during the charge at The Nek, Walker's Ridge, on the Gallipoli Peninsula.