Battle or Action:


Gallipoli


  Detail :

 The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.

Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.

 Rank Initials Surname Died Lodge
 2Lt M.G.C. DODWELL 13-12-1915 Royal Colonial Institute No. 3556
 2Lt W.R.S.C. WARWICK 19-12-1915 Albert Coveney No. 3519
 RQMS T. MCKEE 29-12-1915 A Scottish Lodge No. 0
Army and Navy No. 2738
Cabul River No. 3225
Derajat No. 3206
Excelsior Lodge No. 2832
Prince Albert Victor No. 2370
Triune Brotherhood No. 2121
 2Lt O.J. EVANS 05-01-1916 Lord Kitchener No. 3402
 Sgt. W. GRIST 05-01-1916 Unity No. 1637
 Capt. J.P. HEYES 06-07-1916 Lindsay No. 1335
 Capt. C.H. BENHAM 08-11-1916 Hova Ecclesia No. 1466
 Capt. I.M. BROWN 15-11-1916 Isaac Newton University No. 859
Royal London Hospital No. 2845
 P.O. W.G. RADFORD 08-05-1917 Holloway No. 2601
 Brig.Gen. E.J. GRANET CB 22-10-1918 Ubique No. 1789

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