UKReb
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http://aso.gov.au/titles/historical/ww1-troops-embarkation/clip1/#
The link above is an old 1915 newsreel showing Australian cavalry and infantry marching down to the docks in Sydney Harbour for embarkation.
On my recent trip to Australia I caught up with my Bro who has lived in Oz for almost 40 years. He too is a keen military historian which we both probably inherited from our army father. He took me down to Pier One/Sydney Harbour where the Aussie troops embarked to Gallipoli as shown in the newsreel clip.
The Pier remains practically unchanged from 1915 apart from a few coffee houses. Standing there was quite a moving experience. One could imagine that most of those young lads seen in the newsreel were no doubt excited on what they considered was to be a great adventure little knowing the horrors that awaited them at Gallipoli.
Bob
The link above is an old 1915 newsreel showing Australian cavalry and infantry marching down to the docks in Sydney Harbour for embarkation.
On my recent trip to Australia I caught up with my Bro who has lived in Oz for almost 40 years. He too is a keen military historian which we both probably inherited from our army father. He took me down to Pier One/Sydney Harbour where the Aussie troops embarked to Gallipoli as shown in the newsreel clip.
The Pier remains practically unchanged from 1915 apart from a few coffee houses. Standing there was quite a moving experience. One could imagine that most of those young lads seen in the newsreel were no doubt excited on what they considered was to be a great adventure little knowing the horrors that awaited them at Gallipoli.
Bob