| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Johnston's Jolly |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RELAWM07808 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Wire |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: The Anzac Story: Gallipoli: Life at Anzac 1 |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
German barbed wire : Johnston's Jolly, Gallipoli
Description
Bundle of lengths of Turkish barbed wire. The wire is made from lengths of square edged wire that has been twisted to create a cork screw look, with barbs twisted around the length of wire.
History / Summary
German barbed wire from Turkish positions at Johnston's Jolly, Gallipoli. Cut to pieces by rifle, machine gun and shell fire, it was collected on 8 January 1919 by members of the Australian War Records Section (AWRS). A small party of AWRS staff, led by Lieutenant William Hopkin James, worked on Gallipoli between December 1918 and March 1919, taking photographs and collecting items for the national collection.
Johnston's Jolly was a Turkish position which they called Kirmezi Sirt (Red Ridge). The ANZAC troops named it after Colonel George Jamisson Johnston, who commanded field artillery overlooking the position, which he used to 'jolly up' the Turks.