| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | C01761 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Shrapnel Gully Area |
| Date made | July 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Stretcher bearers carrying down wounded of the 6th Battalion from the battalion's right flank ...
Description
Stretcher bearers carrying down wounded of the 6th Battalion from the battalion's right flank trenches at the top of Shrapnel Gully on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Between 6 and 7 o'clock on many evenings in July, the enemy's guns at Chanak, on the far side of the Dardanelles, shelled the head of the gully with highly explosive shells known as Jack Johnsons, regularly causing casualties. The man on the left with his back to the camera is carrying up several water bottles filled from the New Zealand water taps, or from the water carts on the beach.