H00230 Accession Number: H00230

Description

A captured Turkish gun which had been in an emplacement at Kum Kale on the eastern (Asiatic) side of the Dardanelles. It was destroyed by troops of the British 29th Division which had garrisoned the area in 1919.

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Accession Number
H00230
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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