The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
GALLIPOLI, TURKEY. SHELLS FROM A TURKISH ARTILLERY BATTERY, KNOWN AS BEACHY BILL, BURSTING OVER AN AREA ABOVE ANZAC COVE OCCUPIED BY THE 4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, AIF.
Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915. Souvenired by Australian troops, a dud shell from the Turkish artillery battery known as 'Beachy Bill' stands on a box in the Australian positions at Anzac Cove. The Turkish b
A shrapnel shell fired by 'Beachy Bill' bursting over Watson's Pier at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. 'Beachy Bill', a Turkish artillery battery at Olive Grove, concentrated on the beaches an
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. July 1915. As soon as Watson's Pier was finished at Anzac Cove the G.H.Q. torpedo boat attempted to use it but was at once chased away by the Turkish gun known as Beachy B
Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915. Shells bursting (not clearly visible) on the ridge above Anzac Cove.
Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915. The initial camp site above Anzac Cove of the 4th Australian Field Ambulance, AIF. (Donor Mrs M.S. Shaw)
Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915. Williams Pier on North Beach. Some horse drawn two wheeled carts are on the edge of the beach. A shell burst seen dimly in the background had been fired from Beachy Bill. Beac
