Subject: World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula (Keywords)

On 6th May 1915, Henry Friston, a 21-year-old seaman, rejoined his battleship after ten days in Hell, otherwise known only as 'X Beach', Gallipoli. Henry, ferrying the wounded from the battlefield, had not slept or eaten for three days. Somehow, in the midst of the bombardments he met an unlikely...

The landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 represented the greatest amphibious operation carried out during WW1. This book tells the story of the 39 men whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross.

The first modern seaborne landing of British and Allied forces on a hostile, and what proved to be a well-defended peninsula, the Gallipoli campaign of 1914-15 continues to be much discussed. This book focuses on the naval dimension, both prior to and during the campaign.

Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset.

Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path, leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia, and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset.

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of f...

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of f...

This text describes in some detail the actions just prior and after the landings on the beaches around Helles by the British 29 Division on those fateful days of the 25 and 26 April 1915.

Do you have an ancestor who served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields in Turkey and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where and when your ancestor served and what part he played in the landings an...