EGYPT: World War I: Anzacs guarding the Suez Canal (1917)
GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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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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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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