The Battle of Gallipoli

16,000 Australian soldiers – mostly aged between 18 to 35 – were sent to Gallipoli during World War 1. They are known as the ANZACs (Australian New Zealand Army Corp). Out of these 16,000 soldiers, 8,700 died and while on the battlefield. The ANZACs were stationed at Gallipoli for nine months before they evacuated. Gallipoli is located in Turkey at Southern East Thrace and is a peninsula. It is bordered by the Dardanelles Strait at it’s east and the Aegean Sea to it’s west. The evacuation itself resulted in no deaths and is regarded as one of the best evacuations in WW1. Originally, the ANZACs were to land at Gallipoli on the 23rd of April, 1915 but was delayed until the 25th of April, 1915 due to bad weather.