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The evacuation of Suvla Bay by Geoffrey Allfree

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This watercolour, The evacuation of Suvla Bay, painted by British artist Geoffrey Stephen Allfree in 1915, depicts a huge explosion and fire seen across water, with the last ship sailing away.

Allfree served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve during the First World War. He died at sea on 29 September 1918, aged 29.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-176-003
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image

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The evacuation of Suvla Bay by Geoffrey Allfree, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/evacuation-suvla-bay-geoffrey-allfree, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated