The Gallipoli Campaign
''The War To End All Wars''
What was the Gallipoli Campaign:
The Gallipoli Campaign was also called the DARDANELLES. The ANZAC's landed at the Gallipoli peninsula on 25th of April, 4:28am, 1915. Many people say we had landed on the wrong beach. This is due to a lack of navigation or due to the change of orders ( Nice one Ian Hamilton.)
The photo down below is Ian Hamilton:
The beach names and where the ANZAC's landed:
Who Were Considered the Strongest in the World at that time?
Weapons:
Who was this man?
The man on the donkey was called John Simpson Kirkpatrick.
We call him ''Simpson and his Donkey.''
His role in World War 1 was helping the wounded. He himself was a very strong and brisk man. He died on 19 May, 1915.
Before entering the battlefield:
Who was the longest survivor in World War 1?
Among the ANZAC soldiers, John Campbell survived. Sadly he died on 3 June, 2009, aged 110.
Some Facts You Might Find Interesting:
* 1914 - 1918
* Served: 331,781
* Died: 60,284
* Wounded: 152,284
* Men Awarded the Victoria Cross: 66
What was the Gallipoli Campaign like during that time:
What happened:
Many men died, but the ANZAC's never gave up and that is what we call true ANZAC SPIRIT!!!
What weapons were used in World War 1:
These where the most common weapons used during World War 1. And that's all my dear friends!!!