The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Fragment of a 6 pounder shell, marked 'III / C'.
This piece of a shell was found on 1 March 1919 at Pine Ridge by the Australian Historical Mission to Gallipoli. The ridge was the location of fierce fighting after the landing on 25 April 1915 but remained behind the Turkish line for the rest of the campaign.
Piece of a British large naval shell. This piece of shell was found at Battleship Hill, Gallipoli, on 18 February 1919 by members of the Australian Historical Mission. Originally called Big 700, the
Part of the base of a High Explosive naval shell case, including the primer. This piece of shell was found at Battleship Hill, Gallipoli, on 28 February 1919 by members of the Australian Historical
Damaged Mk VI blue enamel water bottle. Large sections of enamel have been chipped from one side, which is also dented, rusted and corroded. There is one large shrapnel hole near the bottom. There is
Large fragment from the upper section of a German High Explosive (HE) shell. There are several ridges on the inside side of the end of the fragment, indicating the thread where the fuse was screwed in
Australian Army battered and shrapnel damaged brass bugle. The left side of the horn is squashed and gashed. There is a shrapnel hole in the left side at the bottom and at the back. Shrapnel or a bull
Blue enamel Mk.IV water bottle pierced by bullet and shrapnel holes. The enamel has been chipped off around these holes and the metal has rusted. This water bottle sits in a damaged 1908 pattern canva
