First World War Photograph of the Sphinx & Pyramid of Cheops, Cairo
c. 1915Black and white photograph of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops, Cairo. Soldiers in uniform, some on donkey's and local men, some with camels can be seen milling around in front of the Sphinx, with the Great Pyramid in the background. A number of tripod camera's are set up on the left of the photo.
This series of black & white photographs was collected by Private Eric Sydney BANNISTER, regimental number 19. He joined the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) on the 11th August 1914, just a week after war was declared on Germany. The mission of the ANMEF was to destroy German radio stations and occupy German New Guinea and surrounding areas. The ANMEF secured military occupation on the 13th September 1914. The photographs are from two areas of Australian military deployment during the First World War. Ten (10) are from a deployment to German colony of New Guinea in 1914 and another eighty (80) from Cairo dated 1915 and 1916.The photographs of his deployment are of national significance and show one of Australia’s first military action in the First World War.
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Handwritten on back "Sphinx & Cheops Pyramids / Cairo -".
During the First World War the Pyramids of Giza, including the Great Sphinx & the Great Pyramid of Cheops was a popular tourist attraction for Australian troops. The Great Pyramid of Cheops is the largest of the pyramids and is the tomb of King Khufu; nearby is the Sphinx, a carved limestone structure of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and human head. This photograph depicts Australian troops and Egyptian locals milling around in front of the Sphinx. Some soldiers are on donkey's and locals on camels, with a number of tripod camera's setup.
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