| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge, Shell Green |
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| Accession Number | ART03605.014.004 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | backing sheet: 45.5 x 28.8 cm; image: 10.5 x 16.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 22 May, 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Burying the meat, Shell Green
Description
A pencil sketch of two soldiers dragging a dead body by his feet across Shell Green, Gallipoli. Shell Green was the only flat ground within the Anzac enclave, but it was under direct observation from the Turkish higher positions. It became the site of two cemeteries during the campaign, which were later joined in 1919 and enlarged with the addition of other graves from the battlefield.