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World War One
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Troopships
Troopships carried over 3,800 horses and 8,500 men from New Zealand. These soldiers were called the main body. At first they were destined to go to England but were then ordered otherwise, they went to Egypt because the training conditions were more like the conditions in Gallipoli. -
Training
The ANZAC's started their training in Egypt. The ANZACs were training in Egypt because Egypt's land was dry and dusty just like the weather in Galliopoli where world war one would take place. -
Ready To Head To Gallipoli
75,000 men made up of New Zealanders, Australians, French and British troops would be involed in the attack on Gallipoli. They were ready to head to Gallipoli. -
Landing
Australia and New Zealand corps landed on ANZAC Beach. However when they landed they discovered they were miles off track and had to climb up the cliff to get to the battlefield. -
First Hospital Ship
The first hospital ship carrying wounded from Gallipoli reached Egypt. Of the 548 people it carried, 14 died on the voyage. -
Corporal Albert Jacka
Corporal Albert Jacka becomes the first Austrailian soldier to win the victoria cross in World War One. The victoria cross was a small cross that is awarded for bravery. Albert Jacka was known as Australia's greatest frontline soldier of World War 1. -
Armistice Was Arranged
An armistice was arranged to bury the dead soldiers. A armistice is a situation in war where soldiers from both sides agree to stop fighting long enough to bury the dead. -
Being Attacked
There were regular attacks by the Turks. Sometimes the ANZAC's counter-attacked but still there were no major changes in the front line from either sides. -
Short Water Supplies
Water was now in short supply. It was carried up the cliffs of Gallipoli to the soldiers in the trenches. Without water the soldiers were getting tired and dehydrated. -
Corporal Cyril Basset
Corporal Cyril Basset became the first New Zealander to win the Victorian Cross. It was awarded to him for repairing the telephone lines on the ridge between the frontline and headquaters. -
Begining To Need Rest
By September all the soldiers were needing rest. Most of the soldiers from the main body were no longer in action. Some New Zealand soldiers were taken to Lemnos, an island south-west of Gallipoli, where they could eat better food and get much needed rest. -
Reinforcments Had Arrived
By now the New Zealand force was made up mainly of reinforcements that had arrived at Gallipoli in the months following the landing. Many soldiers had been killed or wounded so reinforcements were the only choice left. -
Storms
Serve storms and blizards began and lasted three days. The soldiers quickly adapted to the harsh weather. The trenches quickly began to fill with water and then turned to mud. -
Leaving Gallipoli
ANZAC's began to leave Gallipoli. After a long 8 months of fighting the last ANZAC's left the Peninsula. The ANZAC's made sure that they figured out a way that their guns would go off every so often so that the Turks beilived they were still there. Evacuating Gallipoli wasn't as easy as it might have seemed.
