The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Ismalia, Egypt. c. March 1916. Portion of a group of nomadic local people and their train of approximately one thousand camels as they pass the camp of the 20th Australian Army Service Corps. The original caption reads `This is only one of many that we are passing frequently while on the move. Our camp was just over the hill. The sand made very heavy pulling for the horses. At times the wheels sinking up to the box.'
Ismalia, Egypt. c. March 1916. Horse lines at the temporary camp of 20th Australian Army Service Corps with horses tethered together amongst supply wagons and piles of the soldiers' gear and equipment
A team of camels stands ready to begin pulling a 4.5 inch howitzer across the desert near Moascar, Egypt. Note the wide sand tyres on the wheels of the wagon.
Ismalia, Egypt. c. March 1916. Tent lines of the camp of 20th Australian Army Service Corps amongst ferns and trees. The original caption reads `The air is beautiful & fresh & reminds one very much of
Ismalia, Egypt. c. March 1916. A line of horses from 20th Australian Army Service Corps drinks at the edge of the Suez Canal. The original caption reads `We also drink from the same water after going
Ismalia, Egypt. c. March 1916. Horses of 20th Australian Army Service Corps graze amongst the tall trees of a date farm. The original caption reads `This is the date farm in what we call Heavens delig
Serapeum, Egypt. c. March 1916. A team of eight camels pulling an artillery piece is halted outside a tent, possibly in the camp of 20th Australian Army Service Corps. Note how the gun and its limber
