| Accession Number | F00142 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 11 min 23 sec |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
Pathe Gazette |
| Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Mena |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Australians in the desert
Description
Extract from a Pathé Gazette newsreel on the AIF training in Egypt probably before Gallipoli. Titles: 'AUSTRALIANS IN THE DESERT. A patrol of the Victorian Horse near the Suez Canal'. 'Return to camp'. 'UNDER THE PYRAMIDS. An Australian field cookhouse at Mena Camp'. 'A march past of the Third Brigade in the desert.' ' The 2nd Battery RFA (New South Wales) returning to camp'. The film shows good examples of mounted infantry training and some scenes of Australian Light Horse on the march. There are also some excellent scenes of artillery showing details of horse types, harness, 18 pounder fiield guns and limbers.
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