| Accession Number | J02022 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Iraq: Baghdad |
| Date made | c July 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection of First World War negatives purchased from Eric Keast Burke (Keast Burke)
Description
Informal portrait of 20555 Sapper Eric Keast Burke,'D' Troop, 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, in his tent. He is sitting on a wicker seat in a deep dugout with the base of the tent above his head at ground level. Note the nets pulled up to allow maximum ventilation in the summer heat. Burke, a keen photographer, was the editor of the Squadron's unit history, 'With Horse and Morse in Mesopotamia'.