Accession Number | C01170 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos |
Date made | 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Soldiers operating a Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0 PM (Petrol Mechanical) 2'6" gauge tractor [locomotive] ...
Description
Soldiers operating a Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0 PM (Petrol Mechanical) 2'6" gauge tractor [locomotive] and crane while constructing a pier on the Aegean island of Lemnos. The Greek government lent the island to the Allies as a base for operations on the Gallipoli Peninsula.