The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Battle damaged blue enamelled steel Australian-issue water bottle. The body of the bottle is intact but most of the neck has corroded away. The base and one side have two large shrapnel holes; other smaller holes are the result of later corrosion. The neck, and one side especially, carry accretions of soil and sand.
This water bottle was found near Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, by a 14 year old Australian schoolboy when he accompanied his parents to Anzac Day ceremonies there on 25 April 1987. A former beach front dugout had just collapsed due to action from the sea, exposing the bottle to view. The chance find inspired in him an enduring interest in military history.
Damaged blue enamelled metal water bottle. The neck has been torn off, the enamel has chipped off around the damage and the metal has rusted. Enamel has also chipped off around a shrapnel hole on the
Damaged blue enamelled water bottle. The enamel has chipped off in several areas and the exposed metal is rusted and warped. There are two bullet or shrapnel holes in the back, as well as with four ot
Two pieces of a damaged blue enalled water bottle. One piece has lost most of its enamel and the exposed metal is rusted and full of shrapnel or bullet holes. The other piece has almost half of its en
Shattered remains of a blue enamelled metal water bottle. The water bottle has been riddled with bullet and shrapnel and is missing most of its enamel. The exposed metal is rusted. The remains of th
Damaged Light Horse blue enamel water bottle in leather carrier, which is missing the shoulder strap. The remains of the original khaki woollen cover can be seen beneath the top horizontal length of l
Misshapen and damaged blue enamel water bottle. The bulk of the damage is focused on the centre of the water bottle, which has suffered from shell damage and is rusted and coated with dried mud. The r
