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THE NEK CEMETERY
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On the 7th of August 1915 four waves of men from the 8th & 10th light horse attacked the Nek. The Nek was one of three attacks used as a diversion to enable a British landing at Suvla bay. The other objective of the attack was to capture higher ground at Baby 700 which Turkish soldiers held. But what occurred was a disaster. This attack was one of the most infamous ever made by the ANZAC's at Gallipoli. It was because of a lack of communication that the Allied artillery bombardment ended early. This allowed the Turks to reoccupy their trenches and they were well prepared and ready for the attack. As a result of this the ANZAC's were mown down as they left their trenches. The amazing thing is that 4 waves of soldiers attacked over a period of 45 minutes. Each wave saw clearly the carnage that went before them, however no man shirked his duty and bravely charged when the order was given. Other locations on our ANZAC Day Gallipoli tour are:
Kabatepe War Museum » ANZAC Cove » Ari Burnu » Beach Cemetery » Shrapnel Valley » Unknown Soldier Monument » Quinns Post » The Nek » Lone Pine Australian Memorial » 57th Regiment Memorial » Johnstons Jolly Trenches » Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial contact form |
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