Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 29 May 1915. A view of Quinn's Post at Anzac, during the attack, ...

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Accession Number G01006
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Date made 29 May 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

Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 29 May 1915. A view of Quinn's Post at Anzac, during the attack, showing supports waiting. Major Quinn was killed whilst leading a charge over the crest that morning. A sniper and observer may be seen behind sandbags, sniping up Monash Valley at the Turkish snipers' positions.