Military action at Gallipoli

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Military action at Gallipoli

Military action at Gallipoli

Selection of images showing the action throughout the campaign

The opening phase of the Lancashire Fusiliers' attack on 25 April 1915, which won three Victoria Crosses for the battalion

The opening phase of the Lancashire Fusiliers' attack on 25 April 1915, which won three Victoria Crosses for the battalion

Illustrated London News [London, England], 4 Sept 1915

Reserves of the 3rd Australian Brigade battling their way up a narrow ravine with ammunition supplies and maxims

Reserves of the 3rd Australian Brigade battling their way up a narrow ravine with ammunition supplies and maxims

Illustrated London News [London, England], 5 June 1915

British cemetery at Lancashire Landing, W Beach, Cape Helles. The grave on the far left is of Gunner Frederick Hugh Joynson of the 90th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.

British cemetery at Lancashire Landing, W Beach, Cape Helles. The grave on the far left is of Gunner Frederick Hugh Joynson of the 90th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Imperial War Museum

A British warship which took part in rescuing a transport from Turkish destroyers. Name of ship was redacted in news report

A British warship which took part in rescuing a transport from Turkish destroyers. Name of ship was redacted in news report

Illustrated London News [London, England], 29 May 1915

Australian troops preparing to embark on the last stage of their voyage to the Gallipoli Peninsula

Australian troops preparing to embark on the last stage of their voyage to the Gallipoli Peninsula

Illustrated London News [London, England], 29 May 1915

A gun in the old fortress at Sedd el Bahr at Cape Helles, which was destroyed by a naval bombardment from HMS Cornwallis prior to the Gallipoli landings. The gun bears a Turkish inscription meaning 'God, be with us'

A gun in the old fortress at Sedd el Bahr at Cape Helles, which was destroyed by a naval bombardment from HMS Cornwallis prior to the Gallipoli landings. The gun bears a Turkish inscription meaning 'God, be with us'

Imperial War Museum

The charge of the Dublins, the Munsters and the Hampshires on 25 April. You can see the dead in the boats, in the water and on the beach.

The charge of the Dublins, the Munsters and the Hampshires on 25 April. You can see the dead in the boats, in the water and on the beach.

Illustrated London News [London, England], 19 June 1915

The crew of the HMS Grampus cheering the British submarine E-II which torpedoed a Turkish transport in Constantinople Harbour in May 1915

The crew of the HMS Grampus cheering the British submarine E-II which torpedoed a Turkish transport in Constantinople Harbour in May 1915

Illustrated London News [London, England], 17 July 1915

Some Australian troops seem to think it's their comrades who are firing on them and are waving their caps so as to identify themselves

Some Australian troops seem to think it's their comrades who are firing on them and are waving their caps so as to identify themselves

Illustrated London News [London, England], 5 June 1915

Gurkha Bluff: 'High Street, Lancaster Terrace' - a typical army sand-bag 'house' constructed in rear of the British lines

Gurkha Bluff: 'High Street, Lancaster Terrace' - a typical army sand-bag 'house' constructed in rear of the British lines

Illustrated London News [London, England], 21 Aug 1915

Men of the 'Queen Elizabeth' and the Naval Division hauling a heavy gun ashore on the Gallipoli Peninsula

Men of the 'Queen Elizabeth' and the Naval Division hauling a heavy gun ashore on the Gallipoli Peninsula

Illustrated London News [London, England], 19 June 1915

Supplies and engineering stores at 'Lancashire Landing', 'W' Beach, Cape Helles, 8 Jaunuary 1916, just prior to the final evacuation of British troops.

Supplies and engineering stores at 'Lancashire Landing', 'W' Beach, Cape Helles, 8 Jaunuary 1916, just prior to the final evacuation of British troops.

Imperial War Museum

Two Rolls-Royce cars of the Armoured Car Section of the Royal Naval Division, under Lieutenant Commander Josiah Wedgwood, in the shelters dug to minimise the risks from shell fire.

Two Rolls-Royce cars of the Armoured Car Section of the Royal Naval Division, under Lieutenant Commander Josiah Wedgwood, in the shelters dug to minimise the risks from shell fire.

Imperial War Museum

From the Turkish side: Fragments of British shells picked up at Kilid Bahr, on the European side of the narrows

From the Turkish side: Fragments of British shells picked up at Kilid Bahr, on the European side of the narrows

Illustrated London News [London, England], 10 July 1915

From the Turkish side: Graves of Turkish soldiers killed on 18 March, when the Allied ships tried to force the straits

From the Turkish side: Graves of Turkish soldiers killed on 18 March, when the Allied ships tried to force the straits

Illustrated London News [London, England], 10 July 1915

From the Turkish side: The fort at Kilid Bahr with Turkish marines and old stone cannon balls

From the Turkish side: The fort at Kilid Bahr with Turkish marines and old stone cannon balls

Illustrated London News [London, England], 10 July 1915

From the Turkish side: Camels resting on the Kodgo Tichai river at Chanak, opposite Kilid Bahr

From the Turkish side: Camels resting on the Kodgo Tichai river at Chanak, opposite Kilid Bahr

Illustrated London News [London, England], 10 July 1915

From the Turkish side: A view of a Turkish encampment hidden among trees, concealed from the obvservation of the Allies' aeroplanes

From the Turkish side: A view of a Turkish encampment hidden among trees, concealed from the obvservation of the Allies' aeroplanes

Illustrated London News [London, England], 10 July 1915

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