Collection related to the service of Harold Arthur Barker Accession Number: J05582

Description

The position covering Quinn's Post and the Chessboard on the Gallipoli Peninsula occupied by the 7th Battalion Machine Gun section, which was operating apart from the 7th Infantry Battalion, the latter being somewhere to the right. Facing the camera is Private Ridgway, later Lieutenant Ridgway, 15th Brigade. The photograph was taken about 1500 hours.

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Accession Number
J05582
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 11/16 in
Image: 1 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in
Date Made
25 April 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by Captain H. A. Barker, DCM
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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