From the Collection #17 - Armistice of 24 May 1915 at Gallipoli
Part of the "From the Collection" series prepared and distributed to a subscribers' list during 2022 as a follow on to the "Virtual Visit" series initiated during the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 The collection focus of this item is the Armistice on 24 May 1915 at Gallipoli.
Photos of the Armistice activities were taken by Colonel Charles Snodgrass Ryan who at the time was Assistant Director of Medical Services of 1 Division AIF. He had served as a surgeon with the Turkish Army 1876 in the final stages of the Turko-Servian war and then in the Russo-Turkish campaign of
1877-78 including the siege of Plevna. For his war services he was decorated with the Turkish orders of the Osmanieh and the Medjidie and the War medal. He was wearing these medals on 24 May, a probable factor in his ability to photograph the activity. http://www.honesthistory.net.au/wp/wp-content/upload
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