The Gallipoli Peninsular
Painting by Terence Cuneo of the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles, storming the crest of the Sari Bair - the highest point of the Gallipoli Peninsular on 09 August 1915. Triumph soon turned into tragedy when a salvo of shells from an unknown source caused havoc and left the unsupported Gurkhas unable to hold their ground.
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