First World War Black and White Photograph of a Large Group of Nurses at Meal Time

c. 1916
Overview

Small black and white photograph shows a large group of nurses, (17), all seated at a long table and 2 Egyptian waiters standing behind the head of the table. The table is set in preparation for a meal.

Historical information

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.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2018.3.69
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photo Paper
Width
103 mm
Height or length
65 mm
Weight
1 g
Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten in black ink on back "Sisters of No 3 Auxiliary Hosp. / at Dinner-".

Contextual information

This photograph shows a group of 17 nursing staff from the No.3 Auxiliary Hospital seated at a long table ready for meal. Standing in the background are two (2) male waiters.

Place made
Cairo, Egypt
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
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Last modified
Thursday, 17 September, 2026
Completeness
100
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Australian nurses at the No.3 Auxiliary Hospital seated waiting for a meal.
Australian nurses at the No.3 Auxiliary Hospital seated waiting for a meal.
Rear view showing inscription.
Rear view showing inscription.

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