| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00117.005 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge, Shell Green |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Image from the collection of 1606 Warrant Officer Class 1 Owen Kenneth Stewart, 3rd and 11th Field Artillery Brigades.
Description
SHELL GREEN, GALLIPOLI, TURKEY, 1915. "SHOWING OUR GUN LIMBERS AND EMPTY CASES. THE X AT TOP LEFT MARKS APPROXIMATELY THE POSITION OF OUR GUN WHERE CAPTAIN [WALTER ALAND] LESLIE MET HIS DEATH, 6.5.1915. THE BARE GROUND IN FOREPART OF PICTURE IS KNOWN AS SHELL GREEN ON ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBER OF SHELLS FALLING THERE".