FRENCH GUNS - HELLES /V-BEACH HINTERLAND
the first authentic hotel on the Gallipoli peninsula
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“A French siege gun at Helles firing towards the Asiatic coast of Turkey in an attempt to silence an enemy gun called ‘weary Willie’ ”, picture reproduced from “Gallipoli 1915”, (Sydney 2002), Richard Reid, p. 55.
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"French firing a heavy gun from Seddul bahir", picture reproduced from "Gallipoli, 1915-Pens, Pencils and cameras at war", (London 1985), Peter H. Liddle, p. 95
"A captured 24 cm gun left behind by the enemy in Seddülbahir", picture reproduced from "The War Magazine", (Istanbul-2004), p. 55
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