June 1915

This daily episode will tell the story of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli campaign by those who were there, the men themselves. Using a rich selection of diaries, letters and books, some published before, some not, we sought to use these snippets to help describe what happened that day in 1915/16.

Many thanks goes to member Peter Hart who has contributed the majority of these entries, whose ongoing passion for the campaign helps keep the memory alive. If you have any comments or suggestions, or wish to add further entries please contact Stephen Chambers by email on - [email protected]

Note: For a high level overview of the major campaign events, see The Campaign Timeline 1914-1916

  • 21 June 1915

    HELLES - THE BATTLE OF KEREVES DERE - At Helles the generals and their men seemed to be locked together in a campaign without h...

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  • 22 June 1915

    HELLES - Major Norman Burge, Nelson Battalion, 1st Naval Brigade, wrote a wonderful series of letters from Gallipoli which were...

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  • 23 June 1915

    HELLES - Captain John Gillam, Army Service Corps, 29th Divisional Supply Train - Gillam had a quiet day on 23 June.

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  • 24 June 1915

    HELLES - In the ever increasing heat of June life continued fairly uneventfully for most as the days passed quietly, although r...

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  • 25 June 1915

    ANZAC - Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone, Wellington Battalion, New Zealand Brigade, NZ&A Division had made a real difference...

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