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  • The Balloon Ship Hector with Kite Balloon Spotting Off the Left Flank at the Dardanelles Operations, 1915 The Balloon Ship Hector with Kite Balloon Spotting Off the Left Flank at the Dardanelles Operations, 1915

    (art) Made by: Wilkinson, Norman (CBE) 1915

    image: A British balloon ship and destroyer lying on the horizon off the coast of the Dardanelles. The balloon floats in the top left hand part of the composition; while there are three clouds from gunfire on the right.

  • The Town of Gallipoli The Town of Gallipoli

    (art) Made by: Mason, Frank

    image: a seascape and landscape view of a town on a peninsula, with a large sky above; the silhouettes of a number of naval ships are in the middle ground.

  • "Nipper" in His Element, April 30th 1915; Cracking Up Cast Iron Plate for filling "Ticklers", Jam-Tin Bombs for Use in Trenches

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: a man wearing shorts and shirt is shown side on using a large hammer to break up cast iron plate into smaller pieces of shrapnel, which will be used in improvised, hand made grenades.

  • Spotting for Queen Elizabeth, 12 Mid-day, April 27th 1915 Spotting for Queen Elizabeth, 12 Mid-day, April 27th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: an annotated sketch of several Royal Navy warships in action off the coast of Gallipoli, a hill in the background. HMS Bacchante appears to be the ship shown in the right foreground.

  • HMS Triumph, April 26th 1915 HMS Triumph, April 26th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: a pencil sketch of HMS Triumph shown from the starboard side.

  • Spotting for Queen Elizabeth, 11.15am, April 27th 1915 Spotting for Queen Elizabeth, 11.15am, April 27th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: an annotated sketch showing several Royal Navy warships bombarding the coastline of Gallipoli. Two ships are shown in the right foreground, with a further four closer to the Turkish coast. Clouds of smoke are visible on the land where shells have...

  • More Troops and Material Landed This Day, April 29th 1915 More Troops and Material Landed This Day, April 29th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: a hazy seascape with several Royal Navy ships shown to the right and the shadowy outline of the Turkish coastline to the left. A hazy sun shines in the centre of the sky, reflected in the water.

  • Still Spotting for Gunfire, 6.40pm, April 28th 1915 Still Spotting for Gunfire, 6.40pm, April 28th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: an annotated sketch of several Royal Navy warships in action bombarding the coast of Gallipoli. The battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth is shown to the left in front of a hilly section of coastline dotted with puffs of smoke from artillery fire.

  • Spotting for Triumph off X - Y Beaches, April 28th 1915 Spotting for Triumph off X - Y Beaches, April 28th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: an annotated view of Royal Navy warships in action bombarding Turkish positions near X and Y Beaches at Gallipoli. A line of warships runs from the centre foreground to background, with the coastline to the left and in the background. Puffs of...

  • Night, April 28th 1915 Night, April 28th 1915

    (art) Made by: Hillier, Herbert 1915

    image: an annotated sketch of a night time view of Royal Navy warships firing on the Turkish positions at Gallipoli, with transport ships also at sea in the right background. The coastline curves from the left foreground into the right background, with...

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