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The Landing (Soldiers arriving at Gallipoli)
In the early morning before dawn, Australian and New Zealand Battleships, troopships and destroyers approached the Turkish coast. As the ships made it near the shore, the soldiers were towed on boats to the beach. Suprisingly, the boats were sent to the wrong place by the British and as they came to the beach they faced large cliffs and large Turkish Forces. They came under heavy fire which slowed them to a stand still causing months of trench warfare. -
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The Gallipoli Campagin
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Caualties of the Landing (Soliders at the place of Arrival- Many bodies have been taken from the area)
By 3 am on 26 April more than 1700 casualties had been taken away from the place of the Anzac landing especially near Ari Burnu which is now known as Anzac Cove. -
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Consolidation & Turkish Offensive
During this stage of the campaign, the front lines were set up and strengthened. Unfortunately, little advance was made on what happened on the first day.
The battle of Krithia was fought and the ANZAC's failed their attack and many lives were lost. They didn't even make it to the enemy trenches.
On the 19th May, Turkish forces made fierce attacks along the line of the ANZAC's. About 3,000 Turkish men were killed in suicidal attacks against Australian trenches. An armisitce occured on the 24th. -
The First Battle Of Krithia (The aftermath of the first battle of Krithia)
On 28 April, at the First Battle of Krithia, the British failed to take the village of Krithia and gained no headway against the Turks up the peninsula. -
The first Victorian Cross Award (VC) was awarded (An Image of The first VC)
The first ever Victorian Cross Award was presented to Lance-Corporal Walter Parker from the Royal Naval Division. He saved many wounded in a trench and helped to evacuate the area. -
Second Battle of Krithia (Soldiers at The Second Battle of Krithia)
Between the 6th and 8th of May 2015, the British fought the second batttle of Krithia. Once again, the Turks held up and the village of Krithia did not fall. -
Improvised Jam Tin Grenades used in battle
Soldiers didnt always have explosives on them so they made improvised grenades out of Jam tins and threw them at Turkish forces. -
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The Summer Stale Mate
During this time, the campaign was in a stalemate. There were occasional attempts to gain ground on the enemy during this period but the all failed. There were a range of trench raids, bomb throwings, sniping and attempts to dig through the side of the trenches. The summer heat brought a large quantity of flies that brought many diseases. The diseases at this time were deadlier than being shot. Life became unhygenic and dirty. -
Third Battle of Krithia (Soldiers in a Charge at the Third Battle of Krithia)
The British launched the third battle of Kritiha. The British were able to break through Turkish lines and advance towards the village but the Turks once again managed to hold up. The british suffered over 4,500 casualties and the French more than 2,000. The Turks admitted to over 9,000 deaths and injuries. -
Jim Martin leaves Melbourne for Gallipoli (Troopship Berrima before a voyage)
Jim Martin sailed on the troopship Berrima from Melbourne to Gallipoli. He was only aged fourteen. -
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Jim Martin's Departure to Death
The time from when Jim Martin Left for Gallipoli to the time of his death. -
The Action of Achi Baba Nullah (Soldiers raiding Turkish Trenches at the Battle)
On July 12, 1915, A few Turkish trenches were captured. Unfortunately, no significant takeovers occured. One unit lost 300 hundred men and over 200 were wounded. -
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August- The August Offensive
During August of 1915, many attempts to attack Turkish Trenches and move further up the hill were made. There were major landings by the british to Anzac Cove. There were many plans to attack and make some ground up hill 971 and Chunuck Blair. This was known as the August Offensive. -
Britain's Attack on the Vineyard (A Soldier making an Improvised Grenade at The Vineyard)
At 2:30 pm, British Units at Helles from the 29th division attacked what was known as the Vineyard to hold back Turkish forces from the main thurst of the August Offensive. They made little progress and the British lost over 2000 men. -
Australia's Attack on Lone Pine (A map of Trenches at the Site of the Battle)
At 5:30 pm, Units from the first Australian division attacked Turksih trenches at Lone Pine.
The Australians charged into an area heavily entrenched. After half an hour of fighting, the front line of the Turks fell to the Australians and the Turkish ran many counter attacks.
Seven Victorian Cross awards were handed out to Australian soldiers in this battle. It was recorded that over 2,000 Australian men were killed and the Turkish lost 6, 390. -
A Series of Missions and Attacks Fail
On the 7th August many major diversions and attacks failed leading to a large death toll.
The British attempted to make an attack at Suvla but failed. Four waves of men from the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade made attempt to attack Turkish trenches at the Nek but all were killed. Indian and New Zealand units made an attack towards Chunuck Bair but failed to take over the peak. Also, the 4th Australian Brigade got lost in the foothills and were closed in by the Turks. -
The Capture of Chunuk Bair (A map of Trenches at Chucuk Bair)
New Zealanders, backed up by British Unitst worked together to capture Chunuk Bair. The Turkish attempted many counter attacks but failed to hold them back. -
Sir Ian Hamilton's Adress to Lord Kitchener (Sir Ian Hamilton as a Soldier)
Sir Ian Hamilton notified Lord Kitchener that the August Offensive had failed. He requested that a total of 95, 000 troops get sent out to help support Offensives at Gallipoli.
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Winter Stalemate and Evacuation
A stalemate occured once again and it continued to hold troughout the winter. Many cases of disease was recorded and frostbite started to become a deadly factor.
It was decided that the troops should be evacuated from the area. It had been too long and there had been very little success. Over three weeks from December through to early January over 40,000 ANZAC'S were withdrawn from the area. By the 9th January, the remaining Britsh soldiers from Helles were all withdrawn under the cover of dark. -
Jim Martin Arrives at Gallipoli (Jim Martin With his Five Sisters)
Jim Martin landed at Gallipoli as part of the 21st batallion. He wrote a small number of letters home telling his family that he was doing splendid as he didnt want them to worry about him. -
Jim Martin is Taken Aboard Glenart Castle and Dies (Jim Martin Portrait)
Private James Martin was taken to Glenart Castle where he was treated, He very suddnely died of syncope after developing eteritis while anchored of Anzac Cove. Jim was from the 21st Batalion from Hawhtorn, Melbourne. Jim, aged 14 is still said to be the youngest ANZAC to die.
His body was thrown over board to prevent disease spreading to others. His personal belongings that he had with him were sent to his family. -
The Decision To Evacuate (A Portrait of Lord Kitchener)
It was decided by Lord Kitchener that Gallipoli was to be evacuated. The evacuation would require taking off about 93,000 troops, over 5,000 animals, 200 guns as well as a large number of stores and ammunition.
Lord Kitchener was a Senior British Officer who became well known for his imperial campaigns. -
End of the Gallipoli Capmaign
On the night of January 8-9, 17 000 soldiers were evacuted from Helles ending the three week evacuation and the Gallipoli campaign. In that single week, 35, 000 soldiers had escaped the battle field and fled back to their countries. -
Evacuating Gallipoli (Soldiers preparing to evacuate Gallipoli)
The begining of the secret evacuation from Gallipoli.
