Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?

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Wright album

Date: [Between 1914 and 1918]

From: Johnstone, L : Photograph and album of photographs taken by G F Wright during World War I

By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?

Reference: PA1-q-271

Description: Photographs of World War I, taken in the Middle East by George Frederick Wright. None of the images have captions. Many scenes show aspects of life in Egypt; several views of the Handley Page V/1500 known as "Old Carthusian"; planes that have crashed; ships in Suez Canal; long convoys of horse-drawn gun-carriages; huge numbers of camels, and camel cavalry; groups of simple wooden crosses on battlefields, some of which have names and dates that are legible (names listed above); Chapelle de Matarieh; mosques and Coptic churches; and costume worn by different groups of Egyptian people. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "New Zealand ferns"; 30.5 x 25.0 cm

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Johnstone, L : Photograph and album of photographs taken by G F Wright during World War I

Date: 1914-1918

By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?

Reference: PAColl-0511

Description: An album of photographs by G F Wright and a loose mounted photograph of a group of officers. Quantity: 1 album(s). 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Manuscript

Wright, George Frederick 1889-ca 1952 : Papers

Date: 1914-[ca 1921]

By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?

Reference: MS-Papers-1512

Description: Diaries, Jan 1917-Aug 1919, record fighting in Egypt and camp life at Zeitoun. Wright was mainly engaged in signal work. Also notes on signalling, photograph index Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs