Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. French soldiers, many with packs on their backs, take up position at ...

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Cape Helles
Accession Number P02282.027
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Stevenson, Walter Ormond
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. French soldiers, many with packs on their backs, take up position at Cape Helles. A long earthwork has been thrown up (centre), while behind it (right) a man is digging a trench or foxhole. A mattock lies on the ground in front of him. A machine gun wrapped in a protective cloth stands on a tripod (left). In the foreground are some dixies, with some other utensils resting in a wooden crate. Soldiers are pitching tents in the background.