GALLIPOLI PENINSULA, TURKEY. 1915-05-22. A SENIOR TURKISH OFFICER, MAJOR KEMAL OHRI, ON HORSEBACK ...

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Brighton Beach
Accession Number A05773
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

GALLIPOLI PENINSULA, TURKEY. 1915-05-22. A SENIOR TURKISH OFFICER, MAJOR KEMAL OHRI, ON HORSEBACK IS LED BY AN AUSTRALIAN ALONG BRIGHTON BEACH. HE WEARS A BLINDFOLD AND IS ON HIS WAY TO ANZAC HEADQUARTERS AS AN ENVOY TO NEGOTIATE AN ARMISTICE TO ALLOW BURIAL OF THE DEAD. (DONOR: T. YEOMANS).