GALLIPOLI, TURKEY, 1915. WALKER'S RIDGE, GALLIPOLI, AFTER THE CHARGE OF THE 10TH LIGHT HORSE ...

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Accession Number P00516.005
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Walker's Ridge
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

GALLIPOLI, TURKEY, 1915. WALKER'S RIDGE, GALLIPOLI, AFTER THE CHARGE OF THE 10TH LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT AIF. IN THE FOREGROUND CAN BE SEEN A HEAP OF UNCLAIMED KITS AFTER THE CHARGE IN WHICH SEVEN OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT WERE KILLED. NOTE THE "OFFICERS' MESS" IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER. IT CONSISTS OF SAND BAGS ON GALVANISED IRON. (FROM THE COLLECTION H.H.V. THROSSELL, VC)