General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's dugout on the Gallipoli Peninsula. A small sign at the ...

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number C00479
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli)
Date made November 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

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's dugout on the Gallipoli Peninsula. A small sign at the entrance reads 'GOC' (General Officer Commanding). There are several other dugouts nearby, connected by flights of steps. Note the washing hung out to dry and the radio mast on the horizon, top right.