ALBUM - Anzac Day, Blackball. 2009.

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DescriptionThe landing at Gallipoli began in the early hours of 25th April 1915. By 2pm the beach was crowded with wounded and dead troops. The Turkish 57th regiment were ordered to advance and hold until reinforcements could arrive: ”I don’t order you to attack, I order you to die” the Commander cried. By the time we are dead other units and commanders will have come to take your place.

At 12pm that night the Anzacs were ordered to dig in and hold on to the little gains that had made. They were told that all they had to do now is dig, dig, dig until you are safe. Extreme weather and primitive living conditions, rain, snow and chilling winds together with inadequate sanitation, disease, unburied bodies and swarms of flies prevailing for the next 8 months of the conflict resulting in 11500 New Zealand and Australian men dead.

The allied forces withdrew during December 1915. In all 130,000 men lost their lives at Anzac Cove including 87,000 Turkish soldiers.Date of Photo2009Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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