An unidentified soldier, who was serving as batman for Colonel (Col) Neville Reginald Howse, ...

Accession Number C00700
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Anzac Beach, Anzac Gully
Date made 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An unidentified soldier, who was serving as batman for Colonel (Col) Neville Reginald Howse, outside his dugout near the headquarters of the 1st Australian Division on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Col Howse was at this time Assistant Director of Medical Services, 1st Australian Division. The brushwood along the path was intended to screen the dugouts from direct observation by the Turks, who, at this time, were in possession of Suvla to the north.

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