Accession Number | P03796.007 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Giza |
Date made | December 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of officers of the 2nd Battalion with two Egyptian guides in front of the Sphinx ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of officers of the 2nd Battalion with two Egyptian guides in front of the Sphinx during a visit to the Pyramids. Identified from left to right: Captain (Capt) Arthur Borlase Stevens; Lieutenant (Lt) Leslie James Morshead; Capt Harold Leslie Nash; 2nd Lt Eric Martin Solling; Major (Maj) Clifford Russell Richardson. Capt Nash of West Maitland, NSW, enlisted on 27 August 1914 and was killed in action at Lone Pine on 6 August 1915. 2nd Lt Solling also of West Maitland, NSW, enlisted on 3 September 1914 and was killed in action at Lone Pine on 25 April 1915.