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A game of cricket was played on Shell Green to distract the Turks from the departure of allied troops.

Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)1915-12-17

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial
Canberra, Australia

A game of cricket was played on Shell Green in an attempt to distract the Turks from the imminent departure of allied troops. Major George Macarthur Onslow of the Light Horse in batting, is being caught out. Shells were passing overhead all the time the game was in progress.

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  • Title: A game of cricket was played on Shell Green to distract the Turks from the departure of allied troops.
  • Creator: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
  • Date Created: 1915-12-17
Australian War Memorial

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