The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection of nine .303 cartridge clips, 21 spent Turkish cartridges, six spent Australian cartridges used at Hill 161 on Gallipoli.
Official Historian CEW Bean recorded in his diary for 18 February 1919 collecting these cartridges with two projectiles at Hill 161 (sometimes recorded as Hill 261), a crest located on a rise between Battleship Hill and Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli, while he was searching for the positions reached by a group under Captain Eric William Tulloch of the 11th Battalion on 25 April 1915.
On the day of the landing at ANZAC Cove, Tulloch's group reached the northeastern slope of Battleship Hill, the furthest point in this direction reached by Australian soldiers. They fought the Turks for half an hour before they were forced to retreat under increasing Turkish fire.
The discovery of the projectiles among Turkish cartridges, indicated to Bean one of the positions where the had Turks fired on Tulloch's men, and were the Australians had fired on them in return.
Collection of four .303 inch calibre projectiles and nine lead shrapnel balls. Six of the balls balls are 12.5 mm in diameter, two are 15 mm in diameter and one is 18 mm in diameter. All are misshapen
Three expended .303 inch calibre Mk VI cartridge cases. Two are stamped on the base, 'CAC VI / 7 14'. The other is stamped on the base 'DF [broad arrow symbol over] I / 9-14'. Cartridge cases found
This collection consists of 26 x .303 projectiles, 31 x shrapnel balls, three Turkish cartridges, two pieces of shrapnel, eight pieces of projectiles, five scraps of wood - one being charred, one Tur
Collection of the remains of Turkish 7.65 x 53 mm Mauser ammunition, consisting of 93 cartridge cases, 28 spent projectiles and 12 rusted clips, together with a small plastic bag containing soil from
Two rusted and damaged .303 cartridge clips. There are small patches of dried mud on each clip. These Australian cartridge clips form part of a larger group of items collected at Scrubby Knoll in 19
Round lead ball with pitting on surface. This large shrapnel ball was found at Battleship Hill, Gallipoli, on 18 February 1919 by members of the Australian Historical Mission. Originally called Bi
