Accession Number | P05566.022 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Hummerston, Richard Goldsmith |
Place made | Egypt: Frontier, Sinai |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Collection of 1328 Private Richard Goldsmith Hummerston, 10th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Section.
Description
An unidentified Arab boy standing outside a tent. The original caption reads “The first YMCA tent in the Sinai actually on the front-lines. Duty Boy holding the flag was the 10th Regiment mascot, but got too cheeky and was consequently returned to his Arab parents.” This image is from the collection of 1328 Private Richard Goldsmith Hummerston, 10th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Section.