Anzac Cove

Anzac Cove: The name given to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landing place at Gallipoli to commemorate the heroism displayed on the occasion. The 600 metre (2,000 feet) long beach was so named by General Birdwood, and became the Australian and New Zealand troops main base of operations for nine months of the Gallipoli campaign.

Landing troops at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli (ANZAC Cove) 25 April 1915

Anzac Cove after the landing in 1915

On 25 April 1915, Troops began their landing strategies at Gaba Tepe (Anzac Cove). On the 10 and 18 May, 30 June, 6–10 August there is heavy inland fighting, and by 4 November the Turkish attacks are repulsed. Due to the failed attempt to gain any significant ground, the British Cabinet orders the evacuation of Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay. Anzac forces begin their final evacuation on 18 December, and by dawn on the 20 December, all Anzac forces are successfully evacuated from the campaign. The remaining Allied forces at Cape Helles are evacuation in January 1916.

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Compendium: This compendium entry is part of the knowledge base relative to the specific analysis of the Lonsdale Battalion and the wider Border Regiment, predominantly in connection with their actions and the places they were known to have been stationed or fought during the 1914-1918 period. Much of this information has come from primary sources including, but not limited to, the Lonsdale records and the Border Regiment War Diaries. Please feel free to expand and improve this resource.

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