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The caption says he is a captured <span style="font-weight: bold">Turkish</span> sniper. The soldiers are clearly British or perhaps Australian - both were at Gallipoli.
The caption says he is a captured <span style="font-weight: bold">Turkish</span> sniper. The soldiers are clearly British or perhaps Australian - both were at Gallipoli.
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I'd say these are ANZACS ( Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) judging by the hats...and the facial features of the guy wearing the bush look very Turkish compared to the Aussies/Kiwis
I'd say these are ANZACS ( Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) judging by the hats...and the facial features of the guy wearing the bush look very Turkish compared to the Aussies/Kiwis
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The photo is displayed in the Australian War Memorial, "Captured Turkish sniper under guard". A very rare shot, since few prisoners were taken in that campaign anyway.
The photo is displayed in the Australian War Memorial, "Captured Turkish sniper under guard". A very rare shot, since few prisoners were taken in that campaign anyway.
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its also in the book Out of Nowhere. A History of Military Snipers.
as DJ posted its rare photo quote from the time and linked below.
"A rare picture of a Turkish sniper captured on Gallipoli. As one Australian sniper dryly commented, 'it was rare because the bugger was still alive' (Royal Armouries Libary)"
some online extracts here
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WVA4...3&ct=result
its also in the book Out of Nowhere. A History of Military Snipers.
as DJ posted its rare photo quote from the time and linked below.
"A rare picture of a Turkish sniper captured on Gallipoli. As one Australian sniper dryly commented, 'it was rare because the bugger was still alive' (Royal Armouries Libary)"
some online extracts here
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WVA4...3&ct=result
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This same photo appears in <span style="font-style: italic">Gallipoli Sniper</span>, John Hamilton's biography of famed Aussie sniper Billy Sing (thanks tikkat). The caption states,in part "Charles Bean dismissed this picture as being a fake taken on island of Imbros, claiming that the Australians were from a field battery and that the Turk was a prisoner dressed up for the occasion". Charles Bean was the author of <span style="font-style: italic">The Story of ANZAC</span>.
This same photo appears in <span style="font-style: italic">Gallipoli Sniper</span>, John Hamilton's biography of famed Aussie sniper Billy Sing (thanks tikkat). The caption states,in part "Charles Bean dismissed this picture as being a fake taken on island of Imbros, claiming that the Australians were from a field battery and that the Turk was a prisoner dressed up for the occasion". Charles Bean was the author of <span style="font-style: italic">The Story of ANZAC</span>.
