AWM Collection Record: P03631.228

AWM image P03631.228

ID Number: P03631.228
Maker: Wilkins, George Hubert
Place made: Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Gallipoli, Nek (Gallipoli)
Date made: 1919
Physical description: Colour
Summary: The Turkish monument, erected on the 'Nek' shortly after the evacuation in honour of those who fell in the severe fighting around this area. Note the thigh bone in the foreground and scattered skeletel remains to the left. Photograph taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula under the direction of Captain C E W Bean of The Australian Historical Mission, during the months of February and March, 1919. This image is a colour Paget Plate. The same image is available in black and white and is held at G01743.
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related conflict: First World War, 1914-1918; Period 1919-1939

Last-Modified: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:14:54 GMT

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