C00067
Photograph C00067 Period 1910-1919An unidentified soldier stands outside the entrance of a sandbagged hut used as a store at Carinya Post, a Suez Canal defence post in Egypt.
C00068 Accession Number: C00068
Description
An unidentified soldier stands reading outside the Commanding Officer's (OC) dugout at Carinya Post, a Suez Canal defence post in Egypt. Protruding from the top of the dugout are two lengths of metal tubing, probably in use as reinforcement. The sign on top of the right hand pile of sandbags reads 'Eastern extension'.
Details
Accession Number
C00068
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
January 1916
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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