Troops of the 1st Division practise boat drill on the Aegean island in preparation for the ...

Accession Number C01757
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos
Date made April 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Troops of the 1st Division practise boat drill on the Aegean island in preparation for the landing at Anzac Cove. The men shown were enjoying their first day on land for about two weeks, having recently sailed from Alexandria.

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