LANDING ON GALLIPOLI
+Source.+---Dispatch from a special Correspondent at the Dardanelles
printed in The Times, 7 May 1915
Soon after the commencement of the war Turkey joined the Central
Powers, and consequently the Australian Imperial Forces, having
experienced a rigorous training in Egypt, were used to assist the
Navy and other Allied troops in an attempt to force the Dardanelles.
VIEWED FROM A BATTLESHIP
Slowly through the night of April 24th our squadron, which was to land
the covering forces of the Australian contingent just north of Gaba
Tepe, steamed towards its destination....
At 1 a.m. the ships arrived off their appointed rendezvous, five miles
from the landing-place, and stopped. The soldiers were aroused from
their slumbers, and were served with a last hot meal. A visit to the
mess decks showed these Australians, the majority of whom were about to
go into action for the first time under the most trying circumstances,
possessed at 1 o'clock in the morning courage to be cheerful, quiet, and
confident.
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