H15199 Accession Number: H15199

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CAPTAIN CUTHBERT CLIVE FINLAY, 17TH BATTALION, HOLDING A CIGARETTE BOX WHICH WAS THROWN BY THE TURKS INTO A TRENCH AT QUINN'S POST, GALLIPOLI, IN 1915-11. UNDERNEATH THE BOX WAS WRITTEN "PRENEZ AVEC PLAISIR NOTRE HEROS ENNEMIES. ENVOYEZ DU LAIT" (TAKE PLEASURE OUR HEROES' ENEMY. SEND MILK). (PRINT ALSO BLOCK, OBTAINED FROM SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. SYDNEY).

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Accession Number
H15199
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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