| Accession Number | C01752 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Shrapnel Gully Area, Shrapnel Gully |
| Date made | June 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Three members of of the 3rd Battalion wait for a billy to boil above Mackenzie's Steps in a gully ...
Description
Three members of of the 3rd Battalion wait for a billy to boil above Mackenzie's Steps in a gully on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Identified left to right: Second Lieutenant Eric Cecil Howard Ritchie, later killed in action near Passchendaele on 20 September 1917; Private Bailey, squatting to check the billy; Private Timothy Nolan. The stove is made of inverted shell cases.