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Photograph - 'Wire Gully', Gallipoli, Turkey, Sergeant Major G.P. Mulcahy, World War I, 1916-1919
Reg. No: MM 120371
- Summary:
- One of 44 black and white photographs in an album bound in green suede, believed to have been taken by Sergeant Major Gilbert Payne Mulcahy during World War I. It documents his military service in Egypt, France, Belgium and his return to Australia via Capetown and the Quarantine Station, Point Nepean, 1916-1919.
Image depicting Wire Gully at Gallipoli in 1915. Wire Gully was a deep ravine between 'Steele's' and 'the Pine' at Gallipoli. - Description:
- Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
- Description Of Content:
- Image of what could be a hillside or a gully. Evidence of structures along the left hand side of the image and some figures can be seen towards the centre of the image, however they are too distant to determine whether they are standing or walking.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Returned Servicemen's League (RSL) Victorian Branch, 1987
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 43 mm (Height), 65 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918, gullies |
| Themes this item is part of: | Arms Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sergeant Gilbert Payne Mulcahy, AIF (1893-1979) |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | battles & battlefields |
| Inscriptions: | Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Wire Gully, Anzac, 1915.' |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Photographer: | Sergeant Major Gilbert Mulcahy, Wire Gully, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915-1919 |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Wire Gully, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915 |
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