H16053AB
Photograph H16053AB First World War, 1914-1918Bir el Habeita, Egypt. c. 1916. Three photographs joined to give a panoramic view of an Australian Light Horse camp, AIF, at one of the Suez Canal defence posts. (Donor Miss D. Traill)
C00045 Accession Number: C00045
Description
Bir el Habeita. Members of 50 Battalion making a bivouac on the desert sand southeast of the Suez Canal in Egypt.
Details
Accession Number
C00045
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
January 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Major M J Herbert
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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