| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Taurus Mountains, Belemedik |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | H19406 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of prisoners of war (POW) in the Submarine Turquoise Mess of the POW camp at ...
Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POW) in the Submarine Turquoise Mess of the POW camp at Belemedick, Turkey. The French submarine Turquoise was sunk in the Dardanelles off Nagara Point on 30 October 1915 and her crew held as POWs. Written on the wall behind them is “14 Juillet 1918” (14 July, French Independence Day). Identified in the back row from left to right: Pastor (Foreign Legion); unknown; Mouchet (Turquoise); Gondart (Foreign Legion); unknown; Merette; Adolph Jeannin; unknown; and Larrouy (Turquoise).
Front row from left to right: 888 Private George Ernest Kerr, 14th Battalion AIF (captured at Gallipoli in August 1915 and repatriated to England in December 1918); Louis Pelegrim (Turquoise); unknown; unknown; Bardin (Turquoise); Jules Azema (Turquoise); unknown; and unknown.