Soldiers, most of them stark naked, dive from lifeboats or landing boats into the waters of the ...

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Accession Number P02282.061
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Stevenson, Walter Ormond
Place made Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Soldiers, most of them stark naked, dive from lifeboats or landing boats into the waters of the Mediterranean for a swim in Mudros Harbour. The boats are tethered to the side of a troopship (left).