W.A. Hampton photographs

1914-1918

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Accompanying quotations written by Hampton transferred to Manuscripts collection.
Several original negatives donated with addition typescript quotation (with PH-1965-1).
Hampton Lantern slides held at Waiouru Museum.

1. frame 25. Anzac landing 25 April 1915. Troops being organised before advancing up into the hills.
1A frame 26. Gallipoli 1915 Shipping concentration in Lemnos Harbour preparing for the invasion of the Gallipoli peninsular [sic] 15 April 1915
2. frame 27. The landing at Anzac beach 25 April 1915. The barges loaded with NZ troops being pushed ashore by steam pinnaces manned by R.N. middies from the warships which were protecting the transports in the distance.
3. frame 28. April 26th Anzac beach. A little more organisation, troops moving to right flank; H.M.S. Triumph in distance, later torpedoed with heavy loss of life and seen by many of us from Walker's Ridge.
3A. frame 29. Looking up Shrapnel Gully. that is a Turkish shell bursting at Courteney's Post. Named after Lt. Col. R.E. Courteney, 14th Battalion 4th Brigade, on our return from Cape Helles the Battalion took over Courteney's a few days after the armistice. The place was frequently shelled by warships in the Sea of Marmora. the Turkish trenches are about 50 yards away over the skyline. It was a stiff climb to most of the forward posts. you will notice that.
4. frame 30. Walker's Ridge from the beach This peculiar hill face was known as the Sphinx. On the left is another view of Walker's Ridge, showing the steep drop into Mule Gully. this picture is taken from the beach side, and includes part of Wellington Terrace in Reserve Gully. The first dug-outs were made by the Wellington men.
5. frame 31 Hauling up the barrell of the only howitzer on Walker's Ridge.
6. frame 32. Turkish prisoners of war at General Russell's Headquarters (very few were taken on either side) at Gallipoli.
7. frame 33. Stand to at Walker's Ridge.
8. frame34. Shows Pope's Hill, named after Lt. Col pope 16th Battalion, 4th Brigade, who occupied it first. Walker's Ridge is on the left. This view of Walker's is taken from Monash Gully. Dead Man's Gully separates Pope's Hill from the Turkish line on Dead Man's Ridge. It was down Dead man's Gully the Turks had good observation of the rear lines. Her snipers were very active and not infrequently a machine gun was turned down the gully at night.
9. frame 35 Mining at Quinn's Post, where the trenches were only a few yards apart. Mining, counter-mining and jam tin bombs, deep trenches and always on the alert were the living days on Quinn's.
10.frame 36 Gallipoli 1915. Sandbag terraces leading to Quinn's Post
11. frame 0. Table Top and No. 2 Outpost. The white line in the middle of picture was trench built by the Maori battalion to No.3 Outpost; Table Top was taken by the Maoris on the first night of the August offensive, when we heard a Maori war cry in earnest.
12. frame1. Preparing for the Aug. offensive. Bringing in more troops to overcrowded Anzac presented a problem. Terraces on hillsides, and dug-outs had to be prepared in advance as there would be no room to move or assemble troops in order to allow them to do this work. Also the Turkish observation had to be considered, an aeroplane would shoot men working and report the new arrivals. Ships come up to the anchorage at nights, troops were put ashore and the ships sailed away before daybreak. In addition to the troops that reinforced the NZ/Aust. Division, transports carrying the 9th Army Corps of three divisions were sheltering at different islands near the peninsula. these troops landed at Suvla Bay. The force could not concentrate at one place without causing suspicion should aircraft spot it.
13. frame 2. Cheshire Ridge is named after 8th Cheshires of the 40th Brigade 13th Division. It is just in the rear of the apex and not far from Chunuk Bair.
14. frame 14. August 8th 1915 troops going to relieve tHe N.Z. forces on the side of Chunuk Bair (later all were withdrawn to the present position)
Photos taken from same position one day after the other.
PH-NEG-C22386
PH-NEG-C22387
PH-NEG-C22388
PH-NEG-C22389.

William Alfred Hampton serial number 10/375
Rank on enlistment: Private
Unit on embarkation: Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion. Date of embarkation:16 October 1914

Collection contains multiple items - rights applied at item level

Prints made from negatives lent by W.A. Hampton December 1964-January 1965.

Several negatives were also donated (C22386-C22389).

11 May 2023