Accession Number | C03398 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula |
Date made | c August 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
A large crowd of Turkish prisoners, captured during fighting in early August 1915, sitting on the ...
Description
A large crowd of Turkish prisoners, captured during fighting in early August 1915, sitting on the ground in an enclosure above Anzac Cove. The compound was situated near the 1st Australian Divisional Headquarters, where Australian Intelligence Officers searched and interrogated the prisoners before moving them to neighbouring islands.