April 1915
This daily episode will tell the story of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli campaign by those who were there, the men themselves. Using a rich selection of diaries, letters and books, some published before, some not, we sought to use these snippets to help describe what happened that day in 1915/16.
Many thanks goes to member Peter Hart who has contributed the majority of these entries, whose ongoing passion for the campaign helps keep the memory alive. If you have any comments or suggestions, or wish to add further entries please contact Stephen Chambers by email on - [email protected]
Note: For a high level overview of the major campaign events, see The Campaign Timeline 1914-1916
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ANZAC LANDING - Facing the 3rd Australian Brigade was the Turkish 2nd Battalion, 27th Regiment scattered in various outposts al...
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HELLES - V BEACH - Captain George Stoney had organised parties of the Dublin and Munster Fusiliers on the beach ready to join i...
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DARDANELLES - The first three days of the land battle to seize control of the Dardanelles had fallen short of expectations. The...
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HELLES - FIRST BATTLE OF KRITHIA - With the Helles beachheads now consolidated, the weary and battered troops of the 29th Divis...
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GALLIPOLI - The manifold problems facing his expeditionary force were already very clear to General Sir Ian Hamilton, the comma...