ANZAC

By BecMuller

  • Units of the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) began disembarking at Egypt

    Units of the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) began disembarking at Egypt
    Units of the AIF began disembarking in Egypt. They were sent to Mena Camp where training commenced. It had been decided to hold the Australians and New Zealanders in Egypt because proper camps in England were not ready to receive them.

  • The Gallipoli Landing

    The Gallipoli Landing
    ANZAC Troops landed on the shores of Gallipoli. OF the 16,000 troops who landed on the first day, 2,000 had been killed or wounded upon the landing.

  • German submarine torpedoed HMS Triumph

    German submarine torpedoed HMS Triumph
    The German submarine U21, torpedoed and sank the battleship HMS Triumph as the ship guarded the ship-to-shore transports off Anzac Cove.

  • Lone Pine Campaign began

    Lone Pine Campaign began
    At 5:30pm, units of the 1st Australian Division attacked Turkish trenches at Lone Pine.
    At 6:00pm, the Turkish front line at Lone Pine fell to the Australians and fierce Turkish counter-attacks began.

  • Lord Kitchener advised that Gallipoli should be evacuated

    Lord Kitchener advised that Gallipoli should be evacuated
    Lord Kitchener advised that Gallipoli should be evacuated. This would involve taking off more than: 93,000 troops, 200 guns, over 5000 animals, and vast quantities of ammunition and stores

  • Turks declared victory at Gallipoli

    Turks declared victory at Gallipoli
    Turkish newspapers reported that:
    the whole of the Gallipoli Peninsula is now free from the enemy. They are driven out of Sedduülbahir (Sed-el-Bahr)