C00289
Photograph C00289 First World War, 1914-1918A camel carrying two sick Egyptians in cacolets in a seated position. This was an uncomfortable way to travel, even on fairly level ground.
C00108 Accession Number: C00108
Description
Sick men being evacuated from a Suez Canal defence post to Serapeum, 9 miles away. Three of the camels are carrying the patients in a sitting position in wooden cacolets; there is also a sand cart, in which three or more patients would be carried lying down. Cacolets were an unextremely uncomfortable form of transport for the wounded, even on level ground.
Details
Accession Number
C00108
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
February 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant Colonel A G Butler DSO
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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