The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Bill. Looking to sea from the slopes behind the beach.
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. c. 1 August 1915. The boat that replenished the water supply, stored in tanks on a great platform above Anzac Cove. The vessel used to come to Anzac Pier and pump the wate
This Greek schooner was one of the few ships that successfully used Watson's Pier at Anzac Cove in spite of fire from the Turkish gun known as Beachy Bill, which could by this time place a shell on th
At Sea, Turkey. October 1915. The General Headquarters' torpedo boat off Anzac, Gallipoli Peninsula. It was necessary to keep the boat moving in a circle in order to avoid giving 'Beachy Bill', the bi
At Sea, Turkey. October 1915. The General Headquarters' torpedo boat off Anzac, Gallipoli Peninsula. It was necessary to keep the boat moving in a circle in order to avoid giving 'Beachy Bill', the bi
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 17 November 1915. A view of Watson's Pier in Anzac Cove which was badly damaged during a severe storm. The stacked boxes were protection against Turkish Shrapnel.
