Today, in 1915, ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) embarked on the Gallipoli campaign-- a long, bloody, and ultimately unsuccessful attack against the Turkish Empire. Like the Canadian experiences at Ypres and Dieppe, the shared sadness and pride triggered deep national sentiment that carries through to this day. On Anzac Day, we remember those who fell and those who fought.
Photographs from Gallipoli, 1915, thanks to the National Library of New Zealand, the Australian War Memorial Collection, and the State Libraries of New South Wales and Queensland.
6th Battalion soldiers leaving their transport ship, April 25, 1915. Source
Auckland Battalion landing. Source
Boats carrying troops to shore. Source
Troops arriving at Anzac beach. Source
Unloading supplies at Anzac Cove. Source
Troops disembark on the beach. Source
New Zealand troops preparing to disembark. Source
Soldiers landing. Source
A boat carrying men of the 1st Divisional Signal Company. Source
Australian troops going into action, April 25, 1915. Source
Australian artillerymen moving guns into place. Source
Soldiers awaiting orders, April 25, 1915. Source
Soldiers occupying Quinn's post. Source
The position covering Quinn's Post and the Chessboard [I have no idea what that means, but that's the caption for those of you who do!] Source
Soldiers in a trench. Source
A view along trenches. Source
Soldiers resting in a trench. Source
Soldiers firing from a trench. Source
Soldiers using a periscope rifle from a trench. Source
Soldiers in a firing trench. Source
Dead in front of the Turkish lines. Source
A graveyard near Anzac Cove. Source
A memorial cross at Gallipoli. Source
A man blinded at Gallipoli shows a medal to his son, c. 1920. Source
Wreaths on the Cenotaph in Sydney on Anzac Day 1915. Source
3 comments:
Soldiers give nicknames to key pieces of terrain on a battlefield (the Bloody Angle, the Hornet's Nest, etc). Quinn's Post and the Chessboard were undoubtedly such locations.
Hi. I've been looking at the Gallipoli images on your blog. Very good! Are they copyright free please? Would I be able to use 3 or 4 of them in a book I am writing about Swansea (Wales) in the Great War? I have a Swansea doctor who served at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli and the images would help show the terrain etc.
Best wishes, Bernard Lewis email at (phonetic):
bernard dot lewis1952 at gmail dot.com
The Cenotaph pictured in Martin Place, Sydney was unveiled on 25th April 1927. The 25th of April 1915 is the date that Australian troops first saw action on Gallipoli.
Thanks
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