P10500.010.003 Accession Number: P10500.010.003

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"Taken from trenches on Walker's Ridge. The ground in the picture now belongs to us but was taken in the battle of Sari Bair on Aug. 6th + 7th. Happy Valley in foreground. This is the mountainous country over which the N. Zealanders fought together with Gurkhas. Hill 60 is the about position shown. Hills in the background are those the new troops attacked." Image from the collection of Major Charles L. Mason, Royal Engineers, British Army.

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Accession Number
P10500.010.003
Photographer
Charles L Mason
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H.L. Mason
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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