C00045
Photograph C00045 First World War, 1914-1918Bir el Habeita. Members of 50 Battalion making a bivouac on the desert sand southeast of the Suez Canal in Egypt.
C00116 Accession Number: C00116
Description
A line of camels carrying supplies from Serapeum, on the Suez Canal, to the defence post at Bir el Habeita, several miles east in the desert. The camels are possibly carrying flat tanks of water (fantasses). A water pipeline to bring water from the Nile to the desert outposts was under construction.
Details
Accession Number
C00116
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
27 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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