The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Remains of a Turkish 'broomstick bomb' consisting of a length of wooden pole connected to the base of the bomb.
The remains of this Turkish 'broom stick' bomb was found by members of the Australian Historical Mission on 1 March 1919 at Wire Gully, Gallipoli. The Mission, led by Official Historian C E W Bean, visited Gallipoli between February and March 1919 to collect items for the nation, to record the area through artworks and photographs, and to explore the battlefields to answer some of the 'riddles of Anzac' for the Australian official history of the war. Wire Gully is the steep valley between Mac Laurin's Hill and Johnston's Jolly. The area got its name from the barbed wire that later filled the valley to prevent a Turkish attack. The Turks used broomstick bombs from August 1915.
Lieutenant (Lt) Mockton Bowes Kelly (left) and Lt (later Captain) Ewen Mackay Bland, both of the 21st Battalion, standing in a trench on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Lt Bland is seen holding a 'dud' broom
Two pieces of barbed wire. One piece consists of a single length of wire with barbs located along the length. The other piece consists of two lengths of wire, lightly twisted together, with barbs atta
Coiled length of Turkish telephone wire. The wire is encased in a fabric covering for insulation. Telephone wire collected from a Turkish observation post on the heights of Achi Baba. Posts on this
Cast metal British wire cutters. The cutters are made from four pieces - two handle pieces and two cutting pieces. One of the cutting pieces can be adjusted to allow three different cutting positions.
Two sections of German barbed wire wrapped around pieces of wood. The larger piece, measuring, 35.5cm length x 15.5cm width x 17.6cm depth, is made from two lengths of wire twisted together wrapped ar
Folded bundle of lengths of rusted wire netting, or 'chicken wire'. There are two short lengths of British barbed wire woven into the netting, some thinner pieces of wire through part of the bundle wh
Bundle of lengths of Turkish barbed wire. The wire is made from lengths of square edged wire that has been twisted to create a cork screw look, with barbs twisted around the length of wire. German b
