December 1915
This daily episode tells 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 historians Peter Hart and Stephen Chambers 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 email [email protected]
Note: For a high level overview of the major campaign events, see The Campaign Timeline 1914-1916
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ANZAC - Brigadier-General John Monash, Headquarters, 4th Australian Brigade, NZ&A Division, AIF - A letter home from Monash gav...
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ANZAC - Charles Bean, War Correspondent, Headquarters, MEF - Charles Bean spent his last full day at Anzac Cove on 17 December....
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ANZAC - On 18 December the Turks caused an unpleasant frisson of extra excitement at Suvla when their artillery opened up on La...
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SUVLA EVACUATION - In round numbers, there were at the beginning of December 100,000 troops at Suvla and Anzac, and the evacuat...
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ANZAC EVACUATION - As the various parties began to wind their way as quietly as possible to the beach the men left in the trenc...