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A soldier's experience of the Gallipoli campaign, April to September 1915
- Date
- 1915
- Reference
- PA1-o-862
- Description
Album of photographs compiled by George Gordon Denniston illustrating a soldier's experience of of the Gallipoli campaign, April to September 1915. Photographer(s) unidentified.
Album covers the period when Denniston left New Zealand in April 1915 for Egypt, and his time in a military camp there on the outskirts of Alexandria, from where, it seems, he left for Gallipoli. At the begining there are two photographs of the Samoan Expeditionary Force returning to New Zealand. The rest show soldiers preparing to leave and scenes on board ship which include stabled horses being fed en route, and dead ones being dropped overboard. Shipboard life and activities are well documented. There are many photos of fellow soldiers and some of the Asian crewmen. Ships and islands seen while passing through the Red Sea are depicted. Also some views of streets and people in Suez. Finally Alexandria and camp life.
Over half the album is taken up with life and events at the military camp at Sidi Bishr which seems to have been situated near one of the suburban outskirts of Alexandria. This experience has been recorded in some detail, and includes social visits from women, views of French cavalry exercises, care and maintenance of the horses, native funerals and camp life in general. The last photograph inthe album shows a gun in action at Gallipoli.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs
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UnknownTwo New Zealand soldiers, Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-21-1
Description: Two New Zealand soldiers, Bremner and Brown, in military dress, Sidi Bishr, Egypt. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1914 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Bremner and Brown ready for the Peninsula Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
David Grafton, Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-13-2
Description: David Grafton, a youth who visited the British Military Camp at Sidi Bishr in 1915. Photographed by an unknown photographer Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - David Grafton Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
A dead horse being lowered overboard.
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-03-1
Description: A dead horse being lowered overboard from the troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22). Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. The troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22) left New Zealand for Egypt on April 1915. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 6 x 3.8 cms
A soldier and his horse, Egypt, 1915
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-20-1
Description: George Gordon Denniston with his horse, Sidi Bishr, Egypt. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - A lady I was very fond of Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Soldiers manning a howitzer gun, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-23-7
Description: Soldiers manning a howitzer gun, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - My old Howitzer gun in action. Gallipoli Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Horses stabled on transport HMNZT 22 (Knight Templar).
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-02-5
Description: Sergeant Murphy feeding horses on the tansport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22) on the way from New Zealand to Egypt. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. The Knight Templar left New Zealand for Egypt in April 1915. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 6 x 3.8 cms
Two New Zealand soldiers, McKenny and Gibson, Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-12-7
Description: Two New Zealand soldiers, McKenny and Gibson, Sidi Bishr, Egypt Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - McKenny & Gibson Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Four New Zealand soldiers, Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-13-9
Description: Four New Zealand soldiers, Wayte, Denniston, Bremner, and Antonius, taking a drink, Sidi Bishr, Egypt. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Wayte, Self, Bremner, Antonius Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
A New Zealand officer inspecting the troops, Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-21-3
Description: A New Zealand officer, Bremner, inspecting the troops in Sidi Bishr, Egypt, prior to leaving for the Gallipoli Peninsula. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Bremner inspecting the men Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 5.4 x 7.6 cm mounted on album page
Horses stabled on the troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22).
Date: 1915
From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign
Reference: PA1-o-862-02-8
Description: View of horses stabled on board the troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22). Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. The troop transport "Knight Templar" sailed from New Zealand to Egypt in April 1915. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 6 x 3.8 cms