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Photograph - Men on Horses, Egypt, 1915-1916 Reg. No: MM 067715

Summary:: Small photograph of a group of men on horseback riding in single file. Toward the end of the group a wagon is being towed. There is a motorbike in the foreground. The photograph, taken in Egypt 1915-1916, is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
Description Of Content:: Small photograph of a group of men on horseback riding in single file. Toward the end of the group a wagon is being towed. There is a motorbike in the foreground.
Acquisition Information:: Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, 1985

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	australian army, australian military forces, bicycles, drays wagons, horses, military memorabilia, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918
Themes this item is part of:	Sapper Alfred Galbraith, AIF (1895-1916), Public Life & Institutions Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
Primary Classification:	MILITARY HISTORY
Secondary Classification:	Service
Tertiary Classification:	marches & movements
Organisations Depicted:	2nd Division Australian Army.; 5th Division Australian Army.
Format:	Photograph
Place & Date Depicted:	Egypt, 1915-1916
Other Association (See Comments):	Alfred Galbraith May have been the photographer - the collection relates to his war experience.