Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula.
A distant view of Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula, taken from on board a passenger cruise ship during a Dardanelles cruise. The photographer is looking north showing W Beach on the left, the Mehmetcik lighthouse on the headland to the left of centre, the Helles Memorial on the skyline in the centre, V Beach to the right of centre and the ruins of Sedd el Bahr Fort on the right. At the water's edge at V Beach is the cemetery enclosed by a stone wall and backed by a stone monument.
Object details
| ID: | P91704 |
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| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Date made: | 1930-1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm |