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First World War, Middle Eastern Theatre. This is an original photographic album of 44 snapshot photographs of the life of an enlisted Australian in Egypt at the beginning of the First World War. Laid in is a 1 February 1916 holograph letter addressed to the owner of the album from a fellow service member aboard a troop ship leaving the Dardanelles. The album is in very good condition. The green buckram binding is square and firm with light wear to extremities. Within, the photos are held in place in 2.25 x 3.125 inch (5.5 x 8 cm) windows with two images on each page. The photos are all in very good condition with some light silvering present on some and four empty windows. A penciled ownership marking on the inside of the front cover identifies the owner as “Mr Thomson | Belvidere Paddocks | Shrewsbury” and a stamp on the rear cover features a possible service number “4633” next to a stamp of the Australian flag with the word “Ensign”. Though we are unable to find any service records for… Read More