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Barbed wire entanglements near Sedd-el-Bahr, at the southern end of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1915. Ships of the Allied Fleet lie offshore. Photograph from 'Gallipoli' by John Masefield.
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Some of the barbed wire entanglements near Sedd-el-Bahr
It will be noticed on the left of the picture that the tops of the supports holding up the barbed wire are serrated so as to add to the formidable nature of the defense.

Barbed wire entanglements near Sedd-el-Bahr, at the southern end of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1915. Ships of the Allied Fleet lie offshore. Photograph from 'Gallipoli' by John Masefield.

Image text

It will be noticed on the left of the picture that the tops of the supports holding up the barbed wire are serrated so as to add to the formidable nature of the defense.

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"Barbed wire entanglements near Sedd-el-Bahr, at the southern end of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1915. Ships of the Allied Fleet lie offshore. Photograph from 'Gallipoli' by John Masefield."

Image Text

It will be noticed on the left of the picture that the tops of the supports holding up the barbed wire are serrated so as to add to the formidable nature of the defense.

Image Date

Tuesday, May 25, 1915

Year

1915

Tags

Gallipoli, John Masefield, Masefield, Sedd-el-Bahr, barbed wire, 1915, 1915-05-25, May, Gallipoli Peninsula, Gallipoli Campaign, The Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey

Page Number

pp. 14, 15