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It headlined in the Daily Mirror.
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The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) enterted the war as allies to Germany and Austria.
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Many Australians still saw Britain as the 'Mother Country', Australia felt obligated to help Britain. Both Australia and New Zealand fought as though it was there country being invaded.
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The battle was fought in a temperature of 30 degrees below zero and more than 30,000 Turks froze to death.
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Royal Marines landed at Turkish forts at Kum Kale on the mainland and at Sedd-el-Bahr on Gallipoli. They put many of the Turkish guns out of action.
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Anzacs leave Lemnos and sail towards Gallipoli
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At 4.30 — 6.30 am: Invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula began the ANZACs landed in Anzac Cove it is still unsure to why they landed here rather than landing in Cape Tepe which is set two kilometres north of Anzac Cove. • Althoug they were only a few kilometers away from there intended landing spot the soldiers found themselves in territory which was the opposite to what they were preperd for. The Turkes seemed to be ready for them.
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Kemal launched a concerted attack to drive the Anzacs back to the beach. With the support of a naval gunfire, the Turks were held off throughout the night during the Battle of Gallipoli
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The turkish trench was taken within twenty minutes of the initial charge. Australians leapt out of the trenches and underground firing positions after the bombardment to rush to the Turkish front line at Lone Pine, four days’ worth of intense hand to hand fighting left over 2,000 australian casualties. The soldiers had a tough time in the battle grounds
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Australian troops support a British assault at Hill 60 this was the last major event to happen in the Gallipoli campaign
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The Anzacs attempted to take over Hill 60 but they failed.
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It took over two days and two nights to evacuate Gallipoli and the Turks were unaware of the major evacuation.
