| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00117.022 |
| 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. THE LITTLE GRAVEYARD ON SHELL GREEN WHERE LIE MANY OF SERGEANT OWEN KENNETH STEWART'S FRIENDS FROM THE 9TH BATTALION AND 5TH LIGHT HORSE (5ALH), ALSO SIX MEN OF HIS OWN BATTERY, THE 7TH. "TIS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT OVERLOOKING THE SEA AND GABA TEPE POINT. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY THE 9TH BATTALION GRAVEYARD BUT LATTERLY, SEVERAL OTHER REGIMENTS FILLED UP ALL THE SPARE CEMETERY GROUND SEEN IN THE PICTURE."