Troops on board the SS Marathon, Cape Town, South Africa, 19-20 June 1917

“Cape Town, early morning, S.S. Marathon - C.A.” Exterior view from the deck of the SS Marathon where soldiers have gathered. The SS Marathon, of the Aberdeen White Star Line, was sailing from Australia to England in June 1917. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya