C00301 Accession Number: C00301

Description

The 21st Battalion setting up camp near the Suez Canal after their evacuation from the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Details

Accession Number
C00301
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 Quartermaster Sergeant Solomon
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession C00301

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