H12853 Accession Number: H12853

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Sollum, Egypt. May 1916. Australian Army troops of the Imperial Camel Corps Machine Gun Section on the Western Frontier at the edge of the Libyan Desert. Lieutenant P. Soldenstead, Officer Commanding the Section is mounted in front with the Honourable Thomas Henley MLA standing beside him addressing the troops. (Donor Mrs P. Gaskill)

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Accession Number
H12853
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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