ANZACS at Gallipoli

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By Concia
ANZACS and Gallipoli

CONCIA
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This book is
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dedicated to my
great grandfather

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who fought at
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Gallipoli

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In GALLIPOLI on April 25th 1915,
the ANZACS were at war. ANZAC
stands for Australia,New Zealand

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Army Corps.
When the first ANZAC ships landed in
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Turkey the ANZACs rowed out from
their ships only to find out that they

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had landed on the wrong beach with
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a cliff instead of a slow rising hill to
battle on. They had to fight
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desperately to stop being driven

back into the sea. Turkish fighters
had a clean shot for them,the
ANZACs were fighting for survival.

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This is a photo of ANZAC cove

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 ANZACs lived in trenches, so as
you can imagine there was only
room for a little bit of
movement. Anyone that died was

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taken away.
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between the trenches the two

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enemies shot from. On this strip
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sides died. Some of their bones
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are still at rest there today.

Among the ANZAC men living in
the trenches were snipers. They
were so good it was said they
could shoot the left eye out of a
fly!
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Soldiers in the trenches

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 Donkey men also played a big part
in helping the wounded. When
they found injured from battles
they would put the wounded on

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the donkeys back and carry them
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back to their base.

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 There were many sicknesses in
the Gallipoli battle, such as
dysentry, jaundice, enteric

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fever, typhoid fever, and

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malaria. In September 1915
there were more of the ANZACs
that landed in Gallipoli first in

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hospitals in Egypt, Malta, and
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England than there were fighting
in Gallipoli. No one had expected
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so many injuries. On one boat

there were 600 wounded, 3
doctors, and 10 Australian
medical corps.

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 On most boats there were no
doctors or nurses and men were
crowded onto the ships, lying on

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the decks or in the holds. It was

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not until they got to a hospital,
sometimes 3 or 4 days later that
their wounds and dressings were

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Activity of men and boats in ANZAC cove
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 Not only were the men tired from
battle, but their food and water
was not good. There was no fresh

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water on Gallipoli, it had to be
brought in from surrounding
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vegetables either. Men lived on
bully beef (now known as corned

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bacon, cheese, tea, and sugar. The
cheese did not keep well, and the
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hard square biscuits were like

rock. They were often pounded
into porridge, or thrown at the
Turks who sometimes threw them
right back!
Tea was delivered to soldiers at the
front line in a kerosene tin.
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 By the time it reached the last man
it was mostly all tea leaves and
dirt that had fallen from the trench

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walls. Each man got a mug full.
They drank most of it, then used
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what was left in the bottom of the
mug to shave themselves - or at
least wipe their faces.

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Men lived for eight days at a time
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in the trenches and life there was
terrible. No one could wash
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except on the occasional visit to

Anzac Cove where even then there
was no fresh water, but they could
bath in the sea.

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 The Gallipoli battle had failed and
had lasted for 9 months. The
battle started from the 25th April

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1915 to December 1915. It is said
that there were 87,000 Turkish
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New Zealand and 8,700 Australian
casualties.

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families telling the news if there
son was alright or not. In 1916
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everybody in every town and

district through out New Zealand
and Australia gathered to rememer
those who fought and died in
Gallipoli in 1915.
It has become a tradition to gather
on the 25th April every
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 year to remember the ANZACs.
It is important that we remember
that these men were more than

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just names on a war memorial.

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 Turkey has now taken over looking
after the graves of all the soldiers.
They have great admiration for the

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ANZACs courage.
The Turkish look after the graves
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ANZAC day service that people from
all over the world are welcome to

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and Australians attend this each
year.
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 The first president of the Republic
of Turkey, Kemel Ataturk, paid
tribute to his dead enemies with

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these words:

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"You, the mothers who sent their
sons from faraway countries, wipe
your tears: your sons are now lying

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in our bosom and are at peace.
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After having lost their lives on this
land, they have now become our
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sons."

Kemel Ataturk

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