| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P09606.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Elliott, Edwin Alexander |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 25 December 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the 7th Light Horse Regiment eat their Christmas dinner whilst seated on the ground at ...
Description
Members of the 7th Light Horse Regiment eat their Christmas dinner whilst seated on the ground at the opening of their tent. 3554 Private Dudley Stewart, wearing a hat, sits towards the centre of the group. Between December 1918 and January 1919, the 7th Light Horse, in company with the Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment (NZ), garrisoned the Gallipoli Peninsula. They conducted a reconnaissance of the peninsula to locate any guns, dumps or stores not reported by the Turks, and began work on the cemeteries and war graves prior to the arrival of The Australian Historical Mission, directed by Captain C E W Bean, in February 1919.