Topic: AIF - Misc Topics
One group of unsung heroes from the Sinai and Palestine campaigns were not soldiers but workers with the YMCA. They worked under difficult conditions to provide facilities to the soldies which were not part of army supply. One item was the supply of movies to the front line troops. The following two pictures give a clear idea as to the difficulty of the work and the conditions under which they worked.
Two motor cyclists moving films from one theatre to another.
The Australasian, 20 January 1917, Picture Supplement, p. ii.
Arriving at Kantara movie house with equipment and the latest films.
The Australasian, 20 January 1917, Picture Supplement, p. ii.
The Kantara movie hall looks rather bleak indeed and also most uncomfortable considering that the ambient temperature in the movie house was in excess of 35C.
Citation: Entertainment for the troops - the movies