IMAGE
Soldiers occupying a trench during the Gallipoli campaign
- Date
- 1915
- By
- Read, James Cornelius, 1871-1968
- Reference
- 1/4-058130-F
- Description
Probably soldiers of the Wellington Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, occupying a trench on Table Top, Gallipoli, during the night of August 6. 1915, in preparation for the attack on Chunuk Bair. Photograph taken by James Cornelius Read. The soldier in the middle of the photograph, holding a rolled up piece of paper is Thomas McGee.
Note on back of file print reads "On the night of August 6, 1915, in preparation for the attack on Chunuk Bair, the New Zealand Mounted Rifles seized Old No 3 Post, Bauchop Hill, Destroyer Ridge and Table Top. These objectives were seized before 1 am and from then until dawn the mounteds dug in. The photograph probably shows Wellington Mounted Rifles occupying a trench on Table Top dug during the night."
Thomas McGee identified by a family member and added to the description July 2016.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Original print by J C Read at PAColl-1655-2-10-2
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Film negative, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Read, James Cornelius, 1871-1968. Soldiers occupying a trench during the Gallipoli campaign. Read, James Cornelius, 1871-1968: Images of the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: 1/4-058130-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23235687More information can be found in our terms of use.