Improvised metal sign : Hell Spit, Gallipoli

Improvised sign made from a piece of rectangular galvanised tin. Painted on the metal in white paint is 'HELL SPIT', although some of the paint has worn away. The sign has two holes at the top and the bottom for attachment . There is a shrapnel hole at the bottom of the second 'L' . The sign is warped and bent, especially at the proper right side, and has rust patches, where the galvanised layer is no longer present. The edges of the sign have been neatly folded to the back of the sign. The reverse is severly rusted (inert) and has a small scrap of newspaper stuck to it.

This sign was found at Hell Spit, at the southern end of Anzac Cove, on 14 February 1919 by members of the Australian Historical Mission, together with another sign which reads 'TO "B" DEPOT A.S.C.' (REL/07768). The signs are very similar in materials and execution, so presumably were placed together and may have been made by the same man.

Hell Spit was located within view of the Turkish artillery at Gaba Tepe and this position, as well as Brighton Beach to the south, were heavily shelled throughout the campaign.