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An illustration of a warship. It was used for 'The ANZAC Book' and depicts a heavily armed naval vessel and the quote, 'A very present help in trouble', which is from the first verse of Psalm 46 (God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble), and in this context refers to the Navy's role. 'The ANZAC Book' was published in 1916 from illustrations, poems, stories and other creative works from the soldiers on the Gallipoli peninsula. In November 1915 CEW Bean, an official war correspondent and eventually official war historian, called for contributions for what was initially to be an ANZAC New Year magazine. Bean edited the work on the island of Imbros and after the Greek publisher fell through, arranged to have the work published in London by Cassell and Company. The book is composed of satirical and sombre pieces about the conditions of life at Gallipoli. It also provides a general outline of the April 25 landing at ANZAC Cove and the military advances, offensives and defensives undertaken in the following months until the eventual evacuation of the Allied forces at the end of December 1915. The introduction was written by General Sir W Birdwood, who explains how he named ANZAC Cove on the Gallipoli peninsula after the ANZAC forces. Bean contributed an editor's note in which he outlined the harsh conditions that the book was produced in, the significance it had taken on, and acknowledged the contributors.
A soldier sitting on an upturned crate looking at a 'Home Cookery' cookbook. The soldier has food on the ground around his feet and is boiling water in a tin on a fire at his feet. His staple rations
Depicts a sketch of a sentry standing in the pouring rain. Text underneath reads "Gawd help the first blooming Turk I see to-night!!". This work was used in 'The ANZAC Book', which was published in 19
Depicts the hills in Gallipoli around the Agean Sea, and the sky is grey and gloomy. This work was published in 'The ANZAC Book' and accompanies a short verse of the same name. 'The ANZAC Book' was fi
An illustration demonstrating soldier humour. Used for 'The ANZAC Book', it depicts four soldiers, each carrying two picks and in a variety of modified uniforms, commenting on the fact that even when
Sketch of a fleet of vessels in the Dardanelles near Gallipoli. 'The ANZAC Book' was published in 1916 from illustrations, poems, stories and other creative works from the soldiers on the Gallipoli pe
Silhouette of a warship. Chanak looks towards the Gallipoli Peninsula and was held by the Turks during the First World War. This work was used in 'The ANZAC Book', which was published in 1916 from ill