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Burdeu-C-A-Cpl--1000-Album

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

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Photographs taken or collected by Cyril Burdeu, courtesy of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.

 

OM65-30, Cyril Andrew Burdeu Papers and Photographs

[Captions are from the John Oxley Library, unless in square brackets].

In Camp, Egypt

 

Soldier, probably Cyril Burdeu, reading in tent, Mena Camp, Egypt. OM65-30/13

[I have some doubts that this is Cyril Burdeu, as he appears to be some years older

than 22.  Cyril embarked as a corporal, and this man has no stripes on his sleeve.]

 

Group of 4 unidentified Australian soldiers, sporting very new, short

haircuts. OM65-30/12

 

Group of Australian soldiers at open air cook house, Mena Camp, Egypt.

OM65-30/14

 

View of soldiers kit bags, tents, mounts, probably Mena Camp, Egypt.  OM65-30/7

 


Members of the Field Artillery Brigade eating in open air mess, Mena Camp, Egypt. 

OM65-30/28

 

Unidentified Australian soldier on cleaning fatigue, Mena

Camp, Egypt. OM65-30/15

 

Unidentified Australian solder pictured with rifle and large

biscuit tin - Melbourne Cabin Biscuits.  OM65-30/16

 

 

Troops and their mounts in horse-lines, Mena Camp, Egypt. OM65-30/57

 

 

Sightseeing

 

Unidentified Australian soldier in street scene, Egypt, OM65-30/10

 

Caption on rear "The Square" in Alexandria, very fine. In distance notice fine

statue of Mohamet Ali Savoir of Alexandria [Mohamed Ali Pasha] OM65-30/11

 

Equestrian statue of Mohamed Ali Pasha, Alexandria. OM65-30/30

 

Unidentified Australian soldier in street scene, having his

boots shone, Cairo, Egypt. OM65-30/26

 

Unidentified Australian soldier at cigarette & newspaper

stall, Cairo. OM65-30/32

 

 

Australian troops on board electric powered tram, Cairo.  OM65-30/17

 

Street parade, Cairo.  OM65-30/31

 


View of roof tops, probably Cairo, Egypt.  OM65-30/27

 

Unidentified hotel, Cairo.  OM65-30/39

 

Interior of Cairo Museum, Egypt, OM65-30/29

 

Two seated women in traditional dress, Egypt. OM65-30/24

[The railing is the same as that round the perimiter of the Ezbekieh Gardens, Cairo.]

 


Team of five camels, being led by two drivers, Egypt. M65-30/19.

 

Unidentified mounted Australian soldier with children playing with pretend rifles,

Egypt.  OM65-30/25

 

Unidentified Australian soldier pictured with native children, Egypt. OM65-30/33

 


Unidentified Australian soldier pictured in gardens, Egypt.  OM65-30/22

 

Unidentified Australian soldier pictured in gardens, Egypt. OM65-30/22

 

 

Unidentified Australian soldier mounted on horse, Egypt. OM65-30/8

 

 

Large group of Turkish prisoners being paraded, Egypt. OM65-30/34.

 

Turkish prisoners being paraded, Egypt.  OM65-30/35

 

 

TRAINING

 

Gun and carriage, being floated across waterway, horses in the background. OM65-30/18

 

Mounted soldier pictured holding another horse, troops and mounts in

background. OM65-30/20

 

Mounted troops on parade, probably Mena Camp, Egypt. OM65-30/21

 

Unidentified Australian soldier mounted on horse, Egypt.  OM65-30/8

 


Group of unidentified Australian soldiers at rest on side of hill, Egypt.   OM65-30/9

 

 

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