Gallery: 26 imagesAn Officer's Life (Part 2): Allenby, E
This second batch of photographs from an album belonging to Edmund Allenby provides a revealing insight into the personal life of an Army officer in the 1890s - showing Allenby relaxing with friends in Scotland and amateur dramatics amid the ruins of ancient Egypt.
It also includes examples of Army life in South Africa and in barracks in Brighton.
Date
1893
Specific Place(s)
Egypt, Entonjaneni Camp, South Africa, Preston Park, Brighton, Culachy House, Scotland, Preston Barracks, Brighton, Bude, Cornwall, Brighton
Specific keywords
amateur dramatics, tourism, humour, rest and relaxation, camp, tent, dog, animal, fancy dress, cooking and catering, drama, picnic, pet, barracks, officer, uniform, architecture, horse, smoking, hunting, shooting, gun, beach, child/ren, sleep, landscape
Archive reference
Allenby 5/2
Related Archive catalogue
ALLENBY, FM Edmund (Henry Hynman), 1st Viscount Allenby of Megiddo (1861-1936)
Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: Peacetime
- Africa: Africa - Northern
- Region: Europe
- Country: South Africa
- Theme (Main): Cultures & Customs
- Theme (Main): Daily Life
- Theme (Main): Empire & Commonwealth
- Theme (Main): Natural World
- Subject: Animals & The Natural World
- Subject: Archaeology
- Subject: Civilians & Civ-Mil Relations
- Subject: Family & Home
- Subject: Naval, Sea & Ships
- Subject: Sport & Recreation
- Subject: Women & Society
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Information: Visual
