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Description: | A soldier salutes at a grave prepared for the remains of New Zealand soldiers killed during the Dardanelles campaign at Chunuk Bair, the easternmost point reached by ANZAC forces in Gallipoli, on 8 August 1915.
Chunuk BAIR, the easternmost point reached by the New Zealanders on the 8th August 1915. The photo shows human remains laid out for burial on the set of the future cemetery where the New Zealand Memorial now stands. The plot lies down the hill a little from [UNREADABLE]. Away in the distance, the Narrows can be seen.
Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Death Dardanelles ANZAC Ottoman Empire Gallipoli 1915 Commemoration Gallipoli 1915-1916 First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Brunell, W J | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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