'Sgt. Corrie with traditional offering’, ‘Crossing the Line' ceremony, HMT Orion en route to Egypt, 1941
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.1975-03-63-4-17
Description
Photograph: 'Crossing the Line' Ceremony. Sgt. Corrie with traditional offering. Shows a man in fancy dress holding a box in front of him, possibly bearing an offering of food. ‘Crossing the Line' is a naval initiation ceremony for sailors and passengers crossing the Equator for the first time. From a photograph album containing 232 group photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1941. Photographs are scenes on board the troopship HMT Orion, mainly of recreational activities, en route to South Africa. With captions taken from a separate index volume. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).
Campaigns
World War Two (1939-1945)