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Sikh soldier with mule on Gallipoli

On Gallipoli mules were crucial to the delivery of mail and other essential supplies. Pack mules carrying mailbags were led up to the trench lines by Sikh soldiers of the Indian army. Orderlies delivered the mail to the men.

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postal service
gallipoli campaign
indian army
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-077970\F
Photographer: Ernest Northcroft Merrington
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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