Arthur Batchelar served in the Manawatu Mounted Rifles in both the Boer War and World War One. The postcard was sent from Zeitoun, which was the New Zealand military training camp outside Cairo, Egypt. The photograph features uniformed soldiers beside tents at the camp.

Arthur Batchelar served in the Manawatu Mounted Rifles in both the Boer War and World War One. Major Batchelar commanded the troops travelling on the HMS 'Tofua' which stopped in Albany, a rendezvous point for New Zealand troops departing to serve in World War One.

Arthur Frederick Batchelar (1877-1964) served as a member of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles in the Boer War and World War One.