Description
"The Quay at West Beach Suvla completed' (Original inscription). "West Beach, Suvla, Gallipoli. After 1st RANBT had made a Boat Harbour. Hundreds of thousands of sandbags were used in facing the docks " (Album caption). This image is from one of two albums (P11155 and P11165) relating to the service of Lieutenant Commander Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle RAN (later Commander, DSO), Officer Commanding the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train at Gallipoli. The album print, marked "To be kept clean & returned", was lent for reproduction in the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, Vol XII .
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Accession Number
P11155.016.001
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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