June 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

  • 06 June 1915

    HELLES - THIRD BATTLE OF KRITHIA - It is often forgotten that Australian artillery units were present during the fighting at He...

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  • 07 June 1915

    HELLES - The Army Service Corps had a never ending task trying to attend to all the logistical needs of the best part of an Arm...

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  • 08 June 1915

    ANZAC - Sapper Cyril Lawrence arrived at Gallipoli on 2 June 1915. He was soon working on digging out the B5 tunnel from the fr...

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  • 09 June 1915

    ANZAC - Quinn’s Post had become a feared death-trap. Overlooked from all sides it was considered fatal to even peak over the to...

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  • 10 June 1915

    HELLES - When the main fighting that followed Third Krithia finally petered out there were still a series of minor attacks to ‘...

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