Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 17 December 1915. The old naval 4.7 inch gun made in 1896, was blown ...

Accession Number G01279
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Date made 17 December 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. 17 December 1915. The old naval 4.7 inch gun made in 1896, was blown up. This shows the inner and outer tubes. The gun is said to have been used at Ladysmith, South Africa. The remains were left for the Turks.