First trench dug by Nelson men on night of landing April 1915. Trench was from beach to 1/4 mile inland and men linked up with Australians. The Nelson men protected the beach on the left flank the first night. Sergeant Hammond of Richmond on right, Sergeant Major Glanville looking through glasses.

Maker and Role
attr Photographer: Cyprian Brereton (b.1876, d.1962)
 Production date
25 Apr 1915
 Photo Collection Reference Number
300753
 Description
View of five soldiers, 12th Nelson Regiment, in a shallow trench on a hillside. Anzac, Gallipoli, World War 1.
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Object detail

Production Place
Turkey
Object Type
photographic print
Classification
Print, Photographic/Documentary Objects/Communication Objects/Nomenclature
Media/Materials Description
Photographic paper
Measurements
0 - Whole = Height x Width (mm) = 50 x 77mm
Maker
Subjects
World war, 1914-1918 – Battlefields – Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey)
Accession Number
A314.1
Credit Line
First trench dug by Nelson men on night of landing, 25 April 1915. Nelson Provincial Museum Collection: 300753.

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