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The Gallipoli campaign
Each year on Anzac Day, New Zealanders (and Australians) mark the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915. On that day, thousands of young men, far from their homes, stormed the beaches on the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now Turkey.
- Page 5 - The Sari Bair offensiveAs the futile attacks continued at Helles, the Allies began looking at alternative strategies to break the deadlock. Lieutenant-General Birdwood, the ANZAC commander, formulated a
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Main image: Cyril Bassett outside Buckingham Palace
Corporal Cyril Bassett (centre) cheered by fellow troops outside Buckingham Palace after receiving his Victoria Cross (VC), 4 February 1916.
