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Photograph G00728 First World War, 1914-1918Port Ereo, Mitylene. French Colonial troops making roads.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Port Ereo, Mitylene. French colonial troops, laying down pipes for a new water supply system.
Port Ereo, Mitylene. French Colonial troops making roads.

Port Ereo, Mitylene. French troops making roads. This was the first steam roller ever seen on the island.
Port Ereo, Mitylene. Looking down the hill. The trees in the foreground are olives. Beyond are seen HM ships Triad, Roberts, Raglan, and Canopus.
Mitylene Island, Greece. 1915. The very narrow harbour entrance to Port Ereo. This was another island authorised by the Greek government for use by Allied forces.

Port Ereo, Mitylene. The square rock. This signal station, the work of men of HMS Canopus, was constructed on what originally was a high piece of jagged rock, standing at the entrance to the bay. A si
Port Ereo, Mitylene. This little girl (kissing the hand of a Naval officer), with many other civilians, was rescued by the British fleet off Asia Minor.