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Jim Martin enlisted into the Australian imperial force
After the uprising of World War I Jim Martin enlisted himself in the Australian Imperial Force on the12th of April 1915, against his families wishes. His parents finally agreed when Jim told them that he would sign on under another name and never ever write to them if they did not let him join. He gave the recruiting officer false date of his birth and he had claiming to be 18 years old, when he was only 14 years and three months. -
The ANZAC's land at Gallipoli
On 25th of Apirl 1915 The Australian and New Zealand troops land on the Gallipoli peninsula at Ari Burnu now ANZAC Cove just before dawn. -
The first night
By nightfall on the first day at Gallipoli the ANZAC's had only gained about a couple hundred metres. -
Dig! Dig! Dig!
At nightfall on the 25th of Apirl the mitlitary leaders noticed that they had no hope and their orders given to the troops were " Dig! Dig! Dig!". -
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Gallipoli Campaign
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The front lines
On the 26th of Apirl the front lines at ANZAC Cove were started to be created and strengthened but there was very little movement on what was established on the day of the landing. -
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The Battle of Krithia
Between the 6th and 8th of May the ANZAC's were involved in a inportant attack at the Battle of Krithia near Cape Helles. The attack failed with a large amount of lives lost. The ANZAC attackers didn't even get close to reaching the enemy trenches. About 14,000 Allied troops hadparticipated in the battle and 2,000 British and 1,001 French casualties. the Turkish had 2,378 casualties. -
Turks attack the ANZAC's front lines.
On the 19th of May 1915 the Turks forces attacked all along the ANZAC frontlines. About 3,000 Turkish soliders were killed in a nearly suicidal groups of attacks on the ANZAC's trenches. -
Burying the dead
On the 24th of May there was an agreement was called by both sides to bury the dead, the rotting, swollen and maggot infested soliders. It was the last time that the Turkish tried to attack the ANZAC's front lines. -
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The period of stalemate
From May to July was a period of stalemate. There were occasional attempts by the ANZAC's to gain some ground but with no success. There were many trench raids, sniping, bomb throwing and some attempts at undermining of each side's trenches. The summers heat bought hundreds and thousands of flies, and with them dysentery and many other deadly diseases. All the diseases became the largest killer of troops during this time.Their life was very uncomfortable, unhygienic and boring. -
Jim Martin was deployed to Egypt
In June somtime Jim Martin and the 21st Battlalion was deployed to Egypt on the HMAT Berrima ship they arrived there sometime in July. -
August offensive
In the early period of August the leaders decided to try and break the stalement. -
Attempt to capture Hill 60
In the late period of August there was a very inportant attempt to capture Hill 60, part of the heights above Suvla Bay by the ANZAC's, but once again the turks defenders were able to hold their position. -
Jim Martin sent to Gallipoli
In late August, after the failed August Offensive, Jim Martin was sent to Gallipoli on the steamer HMT Southland ship, to fight against the Turks defenders, which had by the time developed into a very bloody stalemate. -
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The withdraw of the troops
The stalemate contiuned into the very bitter cold of the early winter, with many troops with cases of illness and severe frostbite quickly developing among all of the troops. The leaders decided to withdraw all of troops from the bay, this was a very tricky operation, as the turkish would be able to attack the weakened defences. -
Jim Martin arrives at Gallipoli
On the 8th of September just before 2:00 am, Jim Martin's squadron, the 4th squadron, landed at Watson's Pier in Anzac Cove. He then served his time in trenches around Courtney's Post, which was located on the ridge overlooking the Monash Valley. -
Jim learns to fire a periscope rifle
While in the trenches Jim Martin learns how to fired a periscope rifle and this time it was not training it was for real. -
Jim send a letter home
On the 4th of October Jim Martin wrote to his family saying that "the Turks are still about 70 yards away from us. Don't worry about me as I am doing splendid over here." Jim Martin's own words. -
Jim Martin refused treatment
After suffering mild illness for about a fortnight Jim Martin had continuously refused treatment. -
Jim Martin is sent to the hospital shp
On the 25th of October Jim Martin was evacuated to the Hospital Ship of Glenart Castle as he has suffering from enteritis and other illness. -
Jim Martin dies
On the night of the 25th of October Jim Martin had died from heart failure on the hospital ship and was then buried at sea. Jim Martin was awarded the 1914–15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal. Jim's name is recorded on the Australian memorial at Lone Pine and on the Australian War Memorial roll of honour in Canberra. -
ANZAC troops withdrawn
Over the first 3 weeks in December the 40,000 strong ANZAC troops were withdrawn by stealth without the Turkish troops realising that they had gone. -
The Turks notice
On the 20th of December the Turkish defenders finaly realised that all of the ANZAC soliders had left the area. -
The British withdraw
On the 9th of January the British decided to withdraw form Helles, the last of the men leaving by the cover of dark.
