Matariyah

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

Date: 1916 - 1917

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-291-q-023

Description: Ink drawing shows a sailboat and a distant ship, probably at the port of Basra. The title is rendered ornamentally. This page also shows a newsclipping photo, taken by Frank Wade, titled" Sidelights on the New Zealand soldiers' activities in Egypt". It shows "New Zealanders having a spell after beating the Turks on the Sinai Peninsula; some of our boys visiting the mosques of Cairo". Francis McFarlane is marked with a cross below his feet. Alos includes an entry ticket for the Parc de Matarieh, an ostrich farm. Also includes a programme for a concert given on board the HMAHS "Kanowna, 19 December 1916, with performers Reg Greenwood, Pte Webster, Simmons & Doran, Sid Cockell, Webster & Allen, and Alf Holland. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing and newsclippings, mounted on album page 336 x 238 mm.