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Thought I'd remind everybody that today is Anzacs day, commemorating the ill-fated landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Ari Burnu on the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915. 8,709 Australians and 2,701 New Zealanders lost their lives. Somewhat overlooked are the other nations dead. Over 21,000 British and Irish troops died; nearly 10,000 French troops and over 1,300 from India. Not to mention the 86,000 Turkish dead. By the end of the campaign, over 130,000 troops from all sides were dead and Gallipoli remained in Turkish hands.
What a sad waste.

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A very sad waste Harry as you say.I have attended a couple of Anzac dawn ceromonies in London over the years and they are very moving and well attended.It was a truly terrible campaign with minimal gain for such loss of life.When people think of terrible conditions in WW1 they do tend to think of Passchendaele or the Somme,forgetting what Horrors the troops suffered at Gallipoli.Disease,filth,flies and thirst not to mention a skilled and determined enemy.I pay my respects to every soldier and sailor from all the countries present at Gallipoli for the bravery and fortitude they displayed under such horrendous conditions.

Rob
 
war is a sad waste.what we have lost through the ages makes one sick.the knowledge,the wisdom, the beauty mankind has made is all lost because of war.
 
marco55 said:
war is a sad waste.what we have lost through the ages makes one sick.the knowledge,the wisdom, the beauty mankind has made is all lost because of war.
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Spot on Mark, couldn't have said it better- I think people sometimes forget that when we look at our collections. These maybe toys but at one time, they were/are instruments of death and destruction.
 
Sometimes, but it's still a waste. Think how the world might be different but for all those men, women and children lost to strife.
 
jazzeum said:
Sometimes, but it's still a waste. Think how the world might be different but for all those men, women and children lost to strife.
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Oh, I agree completely, and my post should not be construed as a glorification of war. I've posted the same point, about the waste of lives and treasure, on another thread, and elsewhere. But you're right, and it underscores the tragedy, when one people finds itself forced to defend itself, when there's little or no reason for the fight in the first place.

yep, fallen world!
 
One of the fascinating things about TS collecting, for me at least, is the representation of history they convey. I visited Gallipoli when I lived in Turkey many years ago and I must say it's truly a tragic image that comes to mind when surveying the battlefield. It can be easy to forget that millions of lives were needlessly destroyed in the conflicts we collect, such a sad waste indeed.
 
Anzac Day is now used as a day to remember not just gallipoli
But all kiwis and Aussies who have served in all wars .
Other nations losses are certainly not overlooked in this country
But gallipoli and ww1 in particular marked a significant loss of a
Small countrys young men, so it’s a day to remember and thank them..

Well before my time but this is my grandmas brother



Casualty Details
Name: ROBERTSON, NORMAN BRUCE
Initials: N B
Nationality: New Zealand
Rank: Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Unit Text: 75 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 27/07/1942
Service No: 411101
Additional information: Son of Gilbert David and Minnie Robertson, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Eva May Robertson, of Mairoa, Auckland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 13. C. 6.
Cemetery: SAGE WAR CEMETERY
 
As a former serving member of the Australian Regular Army may I extend greetings and salutations to all forum members who have served their country at all levels and in particular, on this special day our Aussie and Kiwi friends.
 
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