P03631.228

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ID number
P03631.228
Photographer
Wilkins, George Hubert
Object type
Colour - Glass Paget plate half plate
Place made
Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Gallipoli, Nek (Gallipoli)
Date made
1919
Collection
Photograph
Description
The Turkish monument, erected on the 'Nek' shortly after the evacuation in honour of those who fell in the severe fighting around this area. Note the thigh bone in the foreground and scattered skeletel remains to the left. Photograph taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula under the direction of Captain C E W Bean of The Australian Historical Mission, during the months of February and March, 1919. This image is a colour Paget Plate. The same image is available in black and white and is held at G01743.

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