Description
Gallipoli Peninsula. 22 May 1915. Major Sam Butler, carrying a white flag on a stick, leading a blindfolded Turk, Major Kemal Ohri through the lines at Anzac Beach. He is being taken to Lieutenant General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's Headquarters to arrange an armistice for the 24 May 1915 so that both sides can recover and bury more than 3,000 dead Turks and approximately 169 dead Australians who were killed during a Turkish attack on 19 May 1915. The stench from the dead became so unbearable that the Turks initiated the nine hour armistice. This is one half of a stereo image. The full image is held at P02649.005. (Donor J. L. Tedder)
Details
Accession Number
P02649.021
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Credit Line
Donor J L O Tedder
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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