[McFarlane, Francis Ledingham], 1888-1948 :Letter writing in Mesa - inhabitant of the Garden of Eden; [soldier galloping on horseback; How the officers do it in Mesopotamia; Suez Canal Zone pass 1917.

The top pencil sketch shows a soldier on his bed covered in a mosquito net, writing a letter. There is a tortoise on the floor beside him. At the right of this sketch is the head of a man in a turban, and a "scene in the Garden of Eden" showing a very small patch of shade at the base of a palm tree (similar to a sketch at E-288-q-008).

The pencil sketch at left centre shows a profile portrait of a soldier in a pith helmet on a galloping horse.

The pencil drawing at centre right shows an officer in a pith helmet seated on a deck chair beside a river with a fishing rod. There is a shelter on ploes above him and a servant with a fly whisk stands behind him, keeping flies away.

The ticket at the bottom of the page is a Suez Canal Zone pass for Sapper McFarlane for permission to be absent from his quarters from 3pm to 9.30 pm on 25 September 1917, for the purpose of proceeding to Ismailia Station Moascar.

Quantity: 3 drawing(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (ticket).

Physical Description: Pencil drawings and ticket, mounted on album page 336 x 238 mm.