A01865
Photograph A01865 First World War, 1914-1918Australian troops embarking on HMT Southland at Alexandria. Two horse drawn carriages are in the left foreground. The Southland was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 2 September 1915 when carrying Aus
C00028 Accession Number: C00028
Description
Ambulances waiting to take men injured on the transport ship HMT Southland, which was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 2 September 1915 when carrying Australian troops of the 21st Infantry Battalion, among others, to the Gallipoli Peninsula. The survivors were taken aboard the hospital ship Neuralia.
Details
Accession Number
C00028
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
September 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Corporal D Fraser
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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