| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | J02028 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Iraq: Babylon, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Sari Bair Area, Baby 700 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection of First World War negatives purchased from Eric Keast Burke (Keast Burke)
Description
Informal portrait of 20555 Sapper Eric Keast Burke,'D' Troop, 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, holding his camera and sitting on a slight rise at the site of the old Babylon Railway Station. The noticeboard which reads 'Babylon Siding' is the only remaining relic left of the station. The mounds in the background are part of Mounds of Babylon. Next to Sapper Burke is a wooden box containing a Primus stove, essential to travellers in Iraq and a a bag containing provisions.