| Accession Number | P00117.071 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Image from the collection of 1606 Warrant Officer Class 1 Owen Kenneth Stewart, 3rd and 11th Field Artillery Brigades.
Description
"Showing our own position in foreground & enemy's country in distance & Achi Baba peak. The smoke on Kaba Tepe [Gaba Tepe] shows shells bursting on lookout station fired from ships about a mile from the land. This point of land was always held by the enemy & proved a constant source of trouble to us for the Turks used it as a look-out & observation station for gun firing along the beach including "Beachy" [Beachy Bill gun] "Leaden Bill" etc."