Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula.

A distant view of Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula, taken from on board a passenger cruise ship during a Dardanelles cruise. The photographer is looking north showing W Beach on the left, the Mehmetcik lighthouse on the headland to the left of centre, the Helles Memorial on the skyline in the centre, V Beach to the right of centre and the ruins of Sedd el Bahr Fort on the right. At the water's edge at V Beach is the cemetery enclosed by a stone wall and backed by a stone monument.

Object Details

ID: P91704
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm
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