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.
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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'Sikh soldier with mule on Gallipoli', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/sikh-soldier-mule-gallipoli, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 10-Apr-2015
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