Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. October 1915. Walker's Pier benefited by the sunken ship Nile ...

Accession Number G01237
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Date made October 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. October 1915. Walker's Pier benefited by the sunken ship Nile (Milo). This vessel, an old one, was sunk and filled with sand on 26 October 1915 for the purpose of protecting North Beach which was our best harbour.

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