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Accession Number | ART02850 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 23.1 x 30.2 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on wood panel |
Maker |
Lambert, George |
Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Cape Helles |
Date made | 9 March 1919 |
Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
River Clyde at Cape Helles
Part of the plan for the landing at Gallipoli was that a collier, 'River Clyde', should be run aground at V Beach on the southern tip of the peninsular with 2000 men of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, who could immediately disembark and join the attack on 25 April 1915. However, V Beach was dominated by the strongly fortified village of Seddel Bair. When 'River Clyde' grounded, the men who attempted to land suffered 70% casualties, and many drowned. When he visited the site in 1919 George Lambert wrote: "I did my final sketch this morning choosing Helles beach … We embark on a French boat for Constant [inople] tomorrow … and I cannot tell you how pleased I am at getting clear of this graveyard beautiful as it is nor can I explain how satisfied I am to have done what work I have done."
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