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BA2629/1: Bridge en route from Ismailia Myoascar. Corporal Les French on left.
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BA2629/2: Right to left: Jim (Scotty) Salmond, Ernie Rose, AWP (Albert Pickles).
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BA2629/3: Caption provided by donor: "Wilfred Moulton his cobbers".
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BA2629/4: Caption provided by donor: "Tea time. Two chaps in our section face on - Roy Loudan & Bob Smith. The three behind having tea are Sid Moore, me and Ged".
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BA2629/5: Caption provided by donor: "Firing party at the burial of a cobber".
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BA2629/6: Officers.
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BA2629/8: Graves of soldiers from the 11th Light Horse Regiment.
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BA2629/7: Caption provided by donor: "Some of the 'fancy goods' at sports with the usual hangers on".
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BA2629/9: British tank, Gaza.
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BA2629/10: Caption provided by donor: "Native market near Ludd".
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BA2629/11: Caption provided by donor: "Turkish prisoners of war".
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BA2629/12: Body of Turkish soldier.
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BA2629/13: Caption provided by donor: "Prisoners captured at El Eanatra before Damascus".
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BA2629/14: Caption provided by donor: "Australian Light Horse at Wadi Ghuzce, Palestine".
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BA2629/15: Caption provided by donor: "Railway station , El-Fuleh [Afula]".
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BA2629/16: Caption provided by donor: "Locomotive sheds at El-Fuleh (Afula) Junction".
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BA2629/17: Caption provided by donor: "Military building, Jaffa".
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BA2629/18: Caption provided by donor: "10th Light Horse, after leaving Tripoli".
Item Detail
Summary
Albert Pickles enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 and was assigned to the 10th Light Horse Regiment 23 Division. He saw service in Egypt, Syria and Israel. The collection of photos captured something of the life of the 10th Light Horse on their journey from Port Said through to Damascus and Jerusalem. It includes a photograph of graves of soldiers of the 11th Light Horse Regiment. The collection includes some Pickles family photographs.
Year
1914-1918.
Warnings and disclaimer
Title devised by cataloguer. Captions provided by donor.
Subjects
- War graves -- Palestine -- Photographs.
- Soldiers -- Photographs.
- Soldiers -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- View more on SLWA catalogue
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Call Number
BA2629
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