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News Desk (06 May, 2021) The tragic life of First World War solider who could have lived with Charlie Chaplin V Beach In the early hours of April 24, 1915, the converted coal carrier SS River Clyde moved slowly towards V beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, writes Southwark historian Neil Crossfield… Hundreds of men from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, cramped in the dark hold of the ship, prepared to play their part in Churchill’s ill-fated attempt to...

Share on Twitter The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Campbell, has praised the great display of mateship shown by Australian soldiers, saying it is the essence of the Anzac Spirit. "Every day I see our people humbly carry out their duty with excellence and initiative, and display great mateship. This is the essence of the Anzac Spirit," he said. "We remember and honour those who went before us from the Gallipoli landing in 1915 through to the campaigns and operations of...

Share on Twitter The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Campbell, has praised the great display of mateship shown by Australian soldiers, saying it is the "essence of the Anzac Spirit". "Every day I see our people humbly carry out their duty with excellence and initiative, and display great mateship. This is the essence of the Anzac Spirit," he said. "We remember and honour those who went before us from the Gallipoli landing in 1915 through to the campaigns and operations ...

2021/04/24 20:26 Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey... Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey, Saturday, April 24, 2021, on the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 by Allied forces aimed to take control...

The memorial gatherings observed the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. Soldiers from Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Newfoundland, South Africa and France fought and died during the international operation that started with landings on the peninsula on April 25 1915. So did Ottoman soldiers who fought to protect their homeland, here, the Reverend Patrick Irwin said at the memorial site of Cape Helles. The gathering was small because of coronavirus restrictions ...

Share on Facebook Like last year, many Australians paid tribute at home by standing at the end of their driveways at dawn, many with a candle and radio or app for a synchronised playing of the Last Post. The Australian War Memorial received approval from health authorities to hold the traditional dawn service and national ceremony, with 3,000 pre-registered ticket holders able to attend the dawn service and 4,200 the national ceremony in Canberra. The Anzac Day Dawn service is com...

Memorials held on Turkeys Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths April 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey, Saturday, April 24, 2021, on the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 by Allied forces aimed to take control of the peninsula to weaken the Ottoman Empire. The campaign failed and Allied forces withdrew after eigh...

Advertisement The harsh realities of World War One for soldiers around the world have been brought into sharp focus in a series of vivid colourised photographs.   Images show British soldiers at a captured trench pointing at a sign that says old hun line, Indian cavalry after their charge at the Somme in 1916, and an Irish soldier in a trench in Mesopotamia. Other striking pictures show Canadian soldiers in the Battle of Amiens in 1918, the second wave of Russian troops waiting to go over the...

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the night the Luftwaffe bombed Derry German bombers targeted the city during the Blitz Messines Park, where thirteen people lost their lives in the 1941 raid. Reporter: ); Liam Tunney talks to historian Nigel Henderson about how a Shantallow housing development became the unintended target of German bombers in 1941. April 15, 1941. German bombers swarmed the skies. Belfast bore the brunt of a 200-strong Luftwaffe squadron, with 900 dead and 1,500 injured as...

Australia to Commemorate 105th Anniversary of Gallipoli Evacuation On Sunday, Dec. 20, Australia will commemorate 105 years since the last of its troops evacuated the Gallipoli Peninsula, the site of one of the most well-known campaigns of the First World War. Newly reappointed Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said that on April 25, 1915, the ANZACs set out to seize the ridges running off the Sari Bair Range to cut off the Turks defending the Gallipoli Peninsula. The objectives w...