| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | C03215 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Date made | c December 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A 4.7 inch gun, destroyed and abandoned by Australians during the evacuation of Gallipoli in ...
Description
A 4.7 inch gun, destroyed and abandoned by Australians during the evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915. When revisiting the area after the armistice, some Australians found the gun had been moved and then dumped alongside a road. The barrell is now on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra having been recovered from Gallipoli by Captain CEW Bean's Historical Mission in 1919. (Copied from a book of photographs taken by the Turks after the evacuation of Gallipoli, and published in Germany; brought from Asia Minor by an Australian prisoner of war.)
Related information
Conflicts
Subjects
Related Objects
- THE FIRST 4.7 GUN AT ANZAC BEING LANDED, AT WATSONS PIER, 1915-07-11. THE LANDING WAS DIRECTED BY ...
- ANZAC AREA. 1915. DAMAGED 4.7" GUN. POSSIBLY NAVAL OR COASTAL ARTILLERY. THIS IS PROBABLY THE ...
- Damaged 4.7 inch naval gun barrel, Heavy Battery, 1 Australian Division, AIF : Clarke's Valley, Gallipoli