.svg.png)
.png)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Gallipoli
Of all the events in Australia’s history, the
battle at Gallipoli
in World War I stands out as having defined the spirit of
our nation.
Although Gallipoli represents different things to
different people,
the story of the ANZACs who fought at Gallipoli
is one of
perseverance and courage in the face of failure and despair.
After four months of training in Egypt, the ANZAC
troops left for Gallipoli.
At dawn on 25 April 1915 they landed at a beach now
known as ANZAC Cove.
The landing was nightmarish; the beach was at the bottom
of a steep slope,
meaning that the ANZACs had a tough and dangerous struggle
to
climb up the beach as the well-organised Turkish troops
rained shells and
gunfire down onto them from the top of the cliff.
Here is the failure and the legend of the ANZACs:
they had landed in the wrong position.
They had meant to land on a flat beach
where they would have
had a better chance of reaching the shore to attack enemy
troops.
Instead, the ANZACs and the Turkish troops reached
a deadlock,
with neither able to take any new ground for months.
The ANZACs
began evacuating on 20 December 1915.
The Australians and New Zealanders had spent only eight
months in Gallipoli,
but in this short time had suffered 25,000 casualties,
including 8700 deaths.
The bravery and endurance of troops in
the face of death
is what turned this horrific event into a legend that has
helped
to shape the countries of Australia and New Zealand
ANZAC Day Song for schools 2015- "Lest We
Forget"
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
John
Williamson
.jpg)
Anzac Day Tribute - Amazing Grace & The Last
Post
.jpg)
.jpg)
