" 'A lucky shot' The Turkish shell which hit our water pipe between shore & lighter & upset our ...

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Accession Number P11155.015.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made September - October 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

" 'A lucky shot' The Turkish shell which hit our water pipe between shore & lighter & upset our water supply for some hours. (The piece of damaged pipe & the base of the shell). Suvla." (Original inscription). This image is from one of two albums (P11155 and P11165) relating to the service of Lieutenant Commander Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle RAN (later Commander, DSO), Officer Commanding the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train at Gallipoli.