Photograph album, chiefly taken in Egypt and the Middle East during World War I

One photograph album with images taken mostly by Stanley Gadfield Aglionby Burrowes, who was with the Wellington Mounted Rifles in World War I. The photos were taken in Egypt and the Middle East between 1915 and the end of the war. Album compiled by donor.

Images document that Burrowes and the Mounted Rifles were involved in the defence of Egypt and the subsequent Middle Eastern campaign when the transport company that Burrowes was in was developed into an ambulance corps. Pictures show the ambulance train, the Camel Corps, horsedrawn sandcarts and the slow mule team. There are photos of the Mounted Rifle Camp, the Ambulance Camp, `the boys' relaxing, Bedouins, prisoners of war (Germans, Turks and Bedouins), graveyards at Alexandria (of troops from Gallipoli) and Romani and the towns of Luxor, Port Said, Rafa, Jerusalem and Cairo. Many photos have captions on the back.

Arrangement: Album included a medal (1914-1915 Star) but was placed in PAColl-10136 to ensure its safety

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Mainly silver gelatin prints.

Some prints are very faint.