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Australian soldiers with a kangaroo at a camp near the pyramids.

A kangaroo taking a drink from an enamel mug while soldiers watch on.

"That's a touch of Australia. An Aboriginal [soldier] with a kangaroo. It would have been a unique sight,"
Mr Bakker said.

A man in military uniform holding a koala to his hip.

Soldiers gathered around a wombat at Brighton Camp, World War I.

An old photograph of a kangaroo being fed by a man

"The trenches were dismal places. You couldn't go out and collect some grass,"
Mr Bakker said.

A black and white band photo with a kangaroo standing in the front.

A solider patting a kangaroo at Mena Camp, Cairo with the pyramids in the background

"Australians were sometimes known for being rule breakers, so I guess this is an example."

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