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First World War Bullets and Barbed Wire Found at Gallipoli, Turkey

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1915

Overview

Three (3) bullet remnants and one (1) small piece of barbed wire The bullets are all a pointed shape, of various lengths and with differing levels of damage and rust. The barbwire remnant consists of one barb with double wires on either side. It shows a lot of rust and damage.

Historical information

The four (4) artifacts were souvenirs given to a tour group visiting Gallipoli. It was stated that they were found at Lone Pine.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.1.32 a-d

Item type

Artefacts

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Metal

Width

40 mm

Height or length

40 mm

Weight

37 g

Contextual information

The Battle of Lone Pine was originally intended as a diversion from attempts by New Zealand and Australian units to force a breakout from the ANZAC perimeter on the heights of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. The Lone Pine attack, launched by the 1st Brigade AIF in the late afternoon of 6 August 1915 pitched Australian forces against formidable entrenched Turkish positions, sections of which were securely roofed over with pine logs. The main Turkish trench was taken within 20 minutes of the initial charge, but this was the prelude to 4 days of intense hand-to-hand fighting, resulting in over 2,000 Australian casualties. Despite the Anzac victory, the overall August Offensive failed. A stalemate developed around Lone Pine and lasted until the evacuation of Australian troops in December 1915.

Keywords

First World War

Gallipoli Campaign

Place made

Gallipoli, Turkey

Year

1915

Primary significance criteria

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