P01778.006 Accession Number: P01778.006

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Brigadier-General Granville de Laune Ryrie, Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, scaling a date palm at an oasis, in quest of the dates near the top of the tree. Ryrie was then aged 52. Holding the reins of a horse, another Light Horseman looks on in the background.

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Accession Number
P01778.006
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D. De Celis
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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