Gallipoli Relics (1915), Shrapnel Shell Fragment
Production date
1915
Country
Turkey
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Object detail
Description
Shell fragment, irregular, jagged. Original machined surface on one face.
Classification
ARMS & ARMOUR Ordnance shell
MILITARY Army battlefield souvenirs
MILITARY Army battlefield souvenirs
Production date
1915
Production place
Measurements
L60 x W30 x H20 mm
Media/Materials description
Steel (Metals - Ferrous)
History and use
This shell fragment was among the items collected by Queensland soldier Herbert William Homer while he served as a stretcher bearer at Gallipoli from September 1915 until the December evacuation that year. Private Homer was awarded a Military Medal for this role, and a Meritorious Service Medal for his actions on the Somme in 1916. Herbert Homer died of wounds in June 1917.
Registration number
H5253.3
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