'The River Clyde grounded on V beach during our dramatic landing on the shell-swept shores of Sedd-ul-Bahr', 1915
Photograph, World War One, Gallipoli (1915).
The SS 'River Clyde' was a 4,000 ton ex-collier that was used to land around 2000 troops at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. She remained beached at Helles as a dock and breakwater. As well as being used for storage she also housed a field dressing station. In the foreground a supply dump is visible, testament to the huge build up of men and material at Helles after the initial landings.
From a collection of 96 stereoscopic photographs entitled 'The Great War'.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1972-08-67-2-103
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-08-67-2-103
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