Map of the Dardanelles published by HEC Robinson, Castlereagh Street Sydney c. 1916

Historical note

Widley distributed in NSW and collected by desperate relatives of soldiers, this map shows the site of the initial Australian and New Zealand landings near Ari Burnu, Bristish and French landings at the tip aroudn Cape Helles, and the later British landings at Suvla Bay in August.

Materials

paper

Category

Souvenirs and ephemera

Themes

Gallipoli

Conflict

First World War

Story

Anzac landing

Production Date

1916

On this day

24 April

1918 — Second Battle of VILLERS-BRETONNEUX began. Australian and British troops fought to regain the town that had been captured just three weeks earlier. There were 1469 Australian casualties, many due to mustard gas

1918 — LT C. SADLIER won a Victoria Cross for his inspirational gallantry during the battle at Villers-Bretonneux