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Photograph - 'The Mugs Sunday Dinner', Egypt, 1915-1916
Reg. No: MM 067692
- Summary:
- Small photograph of a group of soldiers sitting outdoors around a wooden table having Sunday Dinner. Tents are set up between trees. The photograph 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 soldiers sitting outdoors around a wooden table having Sunday Dinner. Tents are set up between trees. Written alongside the left hand edge: THE MUGS SUNDAY DINNER. One soldier is identified with a purple ink cross. The photograph 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.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, 1985
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | army camps, australian army, australian military forces, food technology, military memorabilia, soldiers, tents, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Sapper Alfred Galbraith, AIF (1895-1916), Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | army camps |
| Original Caption: | "The Mugs Sunday Dinner." |
| Organisations Depicted: | 2nd Division Australian Army.; 5th Division Australian Army. |
| Format: | Photograph: Sepia |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Egypt, 1915-1916 |
| Other Association (See Comments): | Alfred Galbraith May have been the photographer - the collection relates to his war experience. |
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