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Williams-G-G-Pte-3355-Egypt

Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 8 years, 9 months ago

Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

From the album of the Williams Brothers: Williams G G Pte 3355  courtesy of Robin Benjamin.

 

6th Field Ambulance in Egypt, 1915-1916

 

Image 1. Improvised shelter in the desert.

 

Image 2. This may show the canopy of a riverboat.

 

Image 4. Dapper in shorts and walking stick.

 

Image 5. "This is the spot where the roit (sic) occurred on Saturday week".  The sign above the door on the left says "Shooting Gallery". Presumably taken in Cairo.

 

Image 6.  "To Alex from Gordon, Egypt 1915".  Gordon Williams is on the right.

 

Image 7. "Egyptian girl".

 

 

Image 8. "Egyptian acrobats".

 

 

Image 9. “Tent Pitching showing Heliopolis, Col. Hardie, Capt Johnson, Cpl Reid, Pvte Inglis & myself”.

 

Image 10. "View of our lines, Heliopolis.  The particular expedition was against Bull Ants".

 

Image 11. "Parcel arrived it was great.  I've had shortbreadism every serve."

 

Image 12. "Tent group alongside waggons at Oasis".  Gordon Williams is on the left.

 


Image 13. Six bob a day tourist sees Egypt.

 

 

Image 14. "To Ethel from Gordon, Egypt, 1915".

 

 

Image 15. Gordon Williams with his camera, sightseeing, probably at Heliopolis.

 

 

Image 16. "Gentleman's residence, near camp, Heliopolis".

 


Image 17. "Palace Hospital Heliopolis.  1st Australian General Hospital".

 

Image 18. "Pumping water.  The camel who is blind has to bob his head under the beam & although he can't

see he never forgets to [do] so".

 

 

Continue to the next section of the Williams Brothers album.

 

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