Gallipoli

Newspaper Article

Daily Life at ANZAC Cove

War correspondent Roger Tan reports on the two days at Gallipoli.

All information that has been released to the public on the ongoing war at Gallipoli has been indefinite. Soldiers are unable to send any news except that they are still on Gallipoli in the trenches and are under fire.

Question is “But what is it really like in Gallipoli?”

On Sunday April 25th 1915, the Gallipoli war commenced as the Anzacs set foot into the battlefield.

At 4:30am four battleships were in line, at about 3000 yards off shore. The signal was given for the tows to be cast off, and to make their own way to the beaches. Unknown to the men on the landing barge, they had drift two kilometres north of the decided location.

The element of surprise has been lost by British naval bombardment of the coast. Due to that, although the Turks had poor defence and poor artillery with no aircraft, they were prepared.

As 16 000 men landed on Anzac cove, the small beach became congested. These men were faced with heavy crossfire from well-positioned Turks on cliff tops.

“Bullets struck