• Short Summary

    Shows Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) troops encamped near the Pyramids during their guard of the Suez Canal during World War One.

  • Description

    SLATE INFORMATION: On the Suez: the Troops of the Southern Cross guarding Britain's great waterway

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    View of canal-zone camp with troops on horseback leading pack-horses
    Heavily loaded camels being led along road, Egyptian pedestrians and motor car along
    Pyramids and river as guard along silhouetted against pyramids

    Military - Active, Egypt, Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments, Animals - Domestic
    Background: Shows Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) troops encamped near the Pyramids during their guard of the Suez Canal during World War One.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    VLVAB0Y5759NIOUF3FK51SG7IXVQ4
    Media URN:
    VLVAB0Y5759NIOUF3FK51SG7IXVQ4
    Group:
    Reuters - Gaumont Graphic Newsreel
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    05/03/1917
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:21:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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