The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Captain Sam Butler leading a blindfolded Major Kemal Ohri, the Turkish envoy, past No 1 Casualty Clearing Station (CCS). Major Ohri had met with Lieutenant General Sir William Riddell Birdwood to arrange a nine hour armistice on 24 May 1915 so that both sides could recover and bury more than 3000 Turks and approximately 169 Australians who were killed during the Turkish attack on 19 May 1915. The stench from the dead became so unbearable that the Turks initiated the nine hour armistice.
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 Gen
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 Gen
Captain Sam Butler, holding the white truce flag, leads the blindfolded Turkish envoy Major Kemal Ohri from General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's Headquarters to return to the Turkish lines. Major Oh
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 22 May 1915. Captain Sam Butler, holding the white truce flag, leads the blindfolded Turkish envoy Major Kemal Ohri from General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's Headquarter
Major Sam Butler, an intelligence officer at Anzac Corps Headquarters (HQ), leading a blindfolded Turkish envoy, Major Kemal Ohri, to General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's HQ. Major Ohri was sent to
A Turkish officer, Major Kemal Ohri, being led blindfolded on a horse after the Turkish counter attack of 19 May 1915, to negotiate an armistice. More than 3000 Turks and approximately 160 Australian
