They both think the British officer Class looked down on their “”colonial” troops. Worse they were brutalised by their attacks on suicidal ridges.,where they were decimated time and again.
To commemorate these young soldiers the locals supported plans to erect a memorial in every village, over 700 in total.
Australia really pushed the boat out, look with the at the completed National Memorial placed in France . Designed by Lutyens it really is a magnificent Memorial.
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The National War memorial of Australia, Canberra
Gallipoli facts
Australia: 50,000 served in Gallipoli campaign, 5482 killed in action, 2012 died of wounds, 665 died of disease, total deaths 8159, 17,924 wounded, 70 prisoners of war.
New Zealand: 8556 served, 2721 died, 4752 wounded, total casualties 747334%
Britain: 410,000 served, 41,148 killed, 78,000 wounded, total casualties 119,148.
India: 5000 served, 1350 died, 2700 wounded, total casualties 4050.
Newfoundland: 1000 served, 49 killed, 300 wounded, 349 total casualties.
France: 79,000 served, 9789 killed, 17,371 wounded, total casualties 27,169.
Turkey: estimated 85,000 dead, 250,000 casualties.
(Source Australian War Memorial, Bully Beef and Balderdash by Graham Wilson).
Although the campaign was a triple failure, Navy could not get past Turkish guns,the guns could not be suppressed sufficiently to commit a safe landing at the chosen spot.
Desperate to gain a victory the Allies landed at cove surrounded by gun infested clifs..The landings were chaotic as there no room to manoeuvre
After several weeks of being shelled with no prospect of reinforcement, the Allies withdrew ,never having penetrated more than 800yds into Turkey
Tge seniir zTurkish Ofucer was so impressed with tge effirts of tge zalllird that he had a plaque made and placed kn the ckiffs
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