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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 ...
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
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.
This use is reflected in ANZAC Day, which commemorates both the Gallipoli landings specifically and all Australian and New Zealand soldiers that have served or died in wars more broadly. During WWI, the term also referred to the location of the Gallipoli landings, in what is now known as Anzac Cove (also called simply Anzac at the time). [13]
Beach Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli.It is located at Hell Spit, at the southern end of Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
[97] [91] ANZAC casualties on the first day numbered around 2,000 men killed or wounded. [97] The failure to secure the high ground led to a tactical stalemate, with the landings contained by the defenders in a perimeter less than 1.2 mi (2 km) long. [91] The landing of Australian troops at ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
D. C. Atukorala [3] - A Chief Engineer attached to the Ports Authority, Sri Lanka; Daya Pathirana [6] - Former leader of the Independent Students Union (ISU) of University of Colombo; Daya Sepali Senadheera [5] - United National Party MP for Karandeniya; DIG Bennet Perera [7] - Former Director Criminal Investigation Department of Sri Lanka.
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 ...