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The last surviving individual who had served in any capacity for any of the combatants during the Gallipoli campaign was Alec Campbell (2731). [17] Born in Tasmania on 26 February 1899, Campbell saw action at Gallipoli aged 16 (having given his age at the recruiting office as 18 years 4 months). He died in Tasmania on 16 May 2002, aged 103 ...
Brigadier-General Henry Normand MacLaurin (31 October 1878 – 27 April 1915) was an Australian barrister and an Australian Army colonel who served in the First World War.He was shot dead by a Turkish sniper at Gallipoli, and was posthumously promoted to brigadier general when all brigade commanders in the Australian Imperial Force were thus promoted.
Leader, Independent Students Union, University of Colombo: 15 December 1986: Near Bolgoda Lake, Piliyandala: Cut-throat: JVP led Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) is blamed. [4] [13] [14] [15] Padmasiri Thrimavitharana: Medical student and prominent student activist: 22 October 1988: Rathnapura: Multiple injuries resulting from torture
9 – Anzac: A general attack by the Allies on the heights of Chunuk Bair, Hill Q and Hill 971 fails. 10 Anzac: Battle of Chunuk Bair ends when the Turks, led by Mustafa Kemal, drive the Allies off the heights. Suvla: British 53rd (Welsh) Division attacks Scimitar Hill, suffering heavy casualties. 12 – Anzac: Battle of Lone Pine ends.
At dawn on April 25, 1915, thousands of troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) were among a larger Allied force that landed on the narrow beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula ...
Battle for No.3 Post Part of the Gallipoli Campaign No.3 Post with Chunuk Bair on the skyline Date 28–30 May 1915 Location Gallipoli peninsula, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire Result Ottoman victory Belligerents British Empire New Zealand Ottoman Empire Commanders and leaders Andrew Russell Mustafa Kemal Units involved New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade 19th Division Casualties and losses ...
The first graves were dug on the day of the landing 25 April 1915 and it continued to be used almost until the evacuation of the Anzac area on 20 December. The majority of the graves, 285, are from the Australian Imperial Force , including that of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick [ 1 ] and three New Zealanders.
Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. The ...