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BA2629/37: British armoured car.
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BA2629/38: Anti-aircraft guns.
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BA2629/39: Caption provided by donor: "Aeroplane view, Jundean Hills near Tel-El-Dum".
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BA2629/40: Rachel's Tomb, near Bethlehem.
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BA2629/41: Caption provided by donor: "Aeroplane. Plane burnt at Jenin".
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BA2629/42: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "Solomon's Pool, Jerusalem, Palestine. Had a few swims in this pool. They are from anything to 4 chains across and about 6 to 7 long and about 30 to 40 ft deep; three of them
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BA2629/43: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "Turkish naval gun captured at Gaza, Palestine. This is what gave us Tommies & Aussies alike a bit of a doing when in action".
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BA2629/44: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "These six [five] photos are of an old ancient floor in a mosque up in the waddi near our camp. Note the animals, birds, etc. built in with different stones. It is well done an
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BA2629/45: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "These six [five] photos are of an old ancient floor in a mosque up in the waddi near our camp. Note the animals, birds, etc. built in with different stones. It is well done an
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BA2629/46: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "These six [five] photos are of an old ancient floor in a mosque up in the waddi near our camp. Note the animals, birds, etc. built in with different stones. It is well done an
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BA2629/47: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "These six [five] photos are of an old ancient floor in a mosque up in the waddi near our camp. Note the animals, birds, etc. built in with different stones. It is well done an
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BA2629/48: Caption provided by donor, possibly written on reverse of postcard: "These six [five] photos are of an old ancient floor in a mosque up in the waddi near our camp. Note the animals, birds, etc. built in with different stones. It is well done an
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BA2629/49: D.N.W. Dredcer No. 3.
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BA2629/50: Soldiers eating.
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BA2629/51: Abandoned machines.
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BA2629/52: Smoko.
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BA2629/53: Horses pulling vehicle, possibly at a funeral.
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BA2629/54: Horses pulling vehicle, possibly at a funeral.
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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