| Accession Number | A02159 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Major Felix Gordon Giles Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion, standing outside the dugout of ...
Description
Major Felix Gordon Giles Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion, standing outside the dugout of the Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion, holding an improvised Turkish 'stick' mortar, made of a shell case filled with 14 sticks of dynamite and mounted on a rough sapling stick. It was fired from the direction of Lone Pine.