G00937
Photograph G00937 First World War, 1914-1918Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 4 May 1915. No. 4 gun of Hughes' Battery firing over a wheatfield at Anzac. Shrapnel was sometimes burst at zero, and Turks were killed at 25 yards range.
G01060 Accession Number: G01060
Description
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 28 June 1915. The British attacked at Cape Helles and the forces at Anzac had to make a diversion to keep the Turks on their sector occupied. Ross' gun of Hughes' Battery is shown in action. The gun was firing direct at about 1700 yards in full view of the Turks, who directed three shells on to its emplacements, one of which damaged the gun.
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Accession Number
G01060
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 14.9 cm x 9 cm
Image: 14 cm x 8.1 cm
Image: 14 cm x 8.1 cm
Date Made
28 June 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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