| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Quinn's Post |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RELAWM00345.001 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Steel |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Battle damaged corrugated iron : Quinn's Post, Gallipoli
Description
Sheet of corrugated iron, riddled with bullet and shrapnel holes.
History / Summary
Found at Quinn's Post (or Bomba Sirt [Bomb Spur], as the Turks called it) on 10 January 1919 by members of the Australian War Records Section (AWRS). The small party of AWRS staff, led by Lieutenant William Hopkin James, worked on Gallipoli from December 1918 to March 1919, taking photographs and collecting items for the national collection.
This overhead cover from part of a trench was originally protected by a layer of earth or sandbags but, as the condition of the metal shows, the post was subjected to intense fire.
Quinn's Post was the most advanced post of the ANZAC line. Located on the northern edge of the main line, together with Pope's Hill, it was one of the keys to the Monash and Shrapnel valleys. If it had fallen the Turks could have broken into the heart of the ANZAC position.