C01632 Accession Number: C01632

Description

Unidentified members of the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance practising boat drill in the harbour on the Aegean island of Lemnos in preparation for the landing at Anzac Cove. In the background is the transport ship SS Katuna (A13), which belonged to the Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company and was under Commonwealth control until 10 February 1917.

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Accession Number
C01632
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
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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