First World War Photograph of the Great Sphinx & Pyramid of Giza
c. 1915Small black and white photograph of the Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Giza, near Cairo. Soldiers in uniform can be seen milling around in front of the Sphinx, having photos taken by locals with tripod cameras. Soldiers are also walking towards The Great Pyramid, in the background.
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 & Pyramids of Gizeh - / Egypt".
This photograph shows soldiers visiting the significant historical sites of the Great Sphinx and Pyramids in Egypt. In 1914 Mena Camp was set up near this area and was a major military base for Australian Imperial Forces and New Zealand troops.
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum
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