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From: "Charles" <>
Subject: Re: [STS] Gallipoli
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:32:08 +0900
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Hi Fallon,
I'm not sure that the Australians and New Zealanders were used in that way
but most battles consisted of fixing bayonets and running at the Turkish
lines. Probably lots of those that died were not killed by the Turks but by
disease and the like. There was also one time when the trenches (yes, they
had them in Gallipoli too) flooded during a terrible storm.

There was a bad battle on all fronts in September and I believe the
Australians were messed up because the British were supposed to make a big
attack and were late. Bad communications too. The British also got mauled.
The Turks were fighting for their country on their own soil and so weren't
going to give up. They had several good commanders including Turkish and
German.

I have the diary of the 1st/5th Royal Welsh Fusiliers - copied it out on one
long day at Kew.

Best wishes,
Charles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fallon and Nathan" <>
To: "Charles" <>; <>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [STS] Gallipoli


> An ancestor of mine died, Arthur COCHRANE I believe.
>
> I thought us Kiwis and Aussies felt it more because more soldiers died
> (ratio wise) on our sides than the Britons. I don't know everything about
> Gallipoli but have heard the oldies talk about the Britons pushing the
> ANZACs in first, so they'd get buggered and then put their own men in.
> I'll have to have a look at that.
>
> There was a good film/documentary recently we went to about Gallopoli from
> 3 sides. It was very interesting.
>
> Fallon


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