June 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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IMBROS - General Sir Ian Hamilton, Headquarters, MEF, Imbros - With hard fighting, but stalemate, continuing on Gallipoli it lo...
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HELLES - Rupert Brooke had died of severe blood poisoning on Friday, 23 April and had been buried by a grieving party of his fr...
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HELLES - Major Norman Burge, RMLI, RND - Burge, who in days would be commanding Nelson Battalion, was not aware of the imminent...
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HELLES - THIRD BATTLE OF KRITHIA - The Third Battle of Krithia was general attack right along the lines, following on from a bo...
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HELLES - THIRD BATTLE OF KRITHIA - Across all fronts at Helles on 4 June the attacks had varying success, if only initially. Es...