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Framed Black and White Photograph of 28th Battalion in Egypt 1915

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Anglo Swiss Studio

1915

Overview

Panoramic black and white photograph of the 28th Battalion in Cairo, Egypt in old wooden frame with glass.

Historical information

Lance Corporal Frank TASSICKER was born in Victoria in 1895 and moved to Western Australia in his youth to reside with his older sister Ruby. He was a very bright student and keen sportsman. Enlisting in the AIF in 1915 initially with the 11th Battalion he was transferred to the 28th Battalion within months serving in various theatres of war including Gallipoli and France. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in 1917 and returned to Australia in 1919.
He enrolled again for service in 1940 reducing his age to be accepted and was posted to the 2/7th Field Ambulance. In Greece his valour for bravery under fire was recognized for which he was awarded a Military Medal. Shortly afterwards however while awaiting evacuation from Crete he was captured by the Germans and consequently spent 2 years as a POW. Returning to Australia in 1944 he continued to serve in the military until his discharge in 1945.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2015.7.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

485 mm

Height or length

235 mm

Depth

35 mm

Weight

933 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front of photograph “Anglo Swiss Studio / Cairo / 1915 / No 8112”

Keywords

First World War

Place made

Cairo, Egypt

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

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-35.030449, 117.912878

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