A close view of the Helles Memorial at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula.
A close view of one of the carved panels on the base of the Helles Memorial at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula. The panel commemmorates the names of 25 Royal Navy battleships, one battle cruiser and eight cruisers. Under the list of ship names are the words: "In honoured memory of the units and ships which fought on Gallipoli or in the Dardanelles and of these 20504 British sailors and soldiers and 248 Australian soldiers who fell in this neighbourhood 1914-1916 and have no known graves." There are three wreaths at the foot of the memorial and the centre one has the dedication "To our comrades of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Royal Navy". A vertical format negative.
Object Details
ID: | P91725 |
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Type: | Sheet film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
Date made: | 1934 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 167 mm x 117 mm |
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