C01666 Accession Number: C01666

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The 2nd Australian Field Ambulance arriving at the wharf in the Egyptian port to embark for the Gallipoli Peninsula. In the foreground, several small railway carriages are conveying about eight horses each. The vessel whose stern can be seen on the right is the HMAT Mashobra, which conveyed Australian troops to Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915.

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Accession Number
C01666
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c April 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant Colonel B Quick DSO
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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