Gallipoli time line

Winston Churchill begins plans for the ‘Seizure of the Gallipoli Peninsula’

Nov 25, 1914

Churchill raised the idea of an attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula at a meeting of the British war council. War Lord Kitchener and Churchill deemed the plan too risky.

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

Dec 3, 1914

Units of the AIF began disembarking in Egypt where they were sent to Mena camp to start their training. The Australians and New Zealanders were trained in Egypt because proper camps in England were not ready to receive them.

Ottoman Empire Joins The War

Feb 17, 1915

Ottoman empire joins the war with their allies Hungry, Germany and Austria.

ANZAC's Began Arriving On Lemnos

Apr 12, 1915

3200 Australian troops landed at Lemnos in February which is 60 km from the Gallipoli Peninsula.

The Gallipoli Landing

Apr 25, 1915

The Gallipoli campaign was a military campaign in World War 1 that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula from the 25th of April 1915 till January 1916

German Sub Torpedoed HMS Triumph

May 25, 1915

Triumph was the second of two Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleships of the royal navy. It was hit and sunk off Gaba Tepe by a German submarine U-21 on 25 of May 1915

HMAT Kyarra (ANZAC Hospital ship) left Suez for Australia

Jun 7, 1915

The first Australian Hospital ship left Suez Egypt carrying wounded soldiers back to Australia.

The Battle Of Lone Pine

Aug 6, 1915

The battle of lone pine was fought between Australia and New Zealand Army Corps and Ottoman Empire forces during the Gallipoli campaign.

Lord Kitchener advised that Gallipoli should be evacuated

Nov 1, 1915

After 2 days consulting with senior commanders he recommended to the British War Cabnet to evacuate Gallipoli.

Remaining ANZAC Troops Were Evacuated

Dec 15, 1915

The evacuation began on the 15 of December when 36,000 troops were shipped out over four nights.