C00124 Accession Number: C00124

Description

1st Anzac Headquarters and troops of the 1st Australian Division crowd the decks aboard the transport HMT Transylvania. General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (centre, top) is addressing the troops. They were leaving Egypt for the Western Front via Marseilles.

Details

Accession Number
C00124
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
30 March 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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Accession C00124

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