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When did the Gallipoli campaign begin?
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25 April 1915
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How did Australians show initiative at Gallipoli
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They were running across the beach onto the rugged terrain 'push on at all costs'
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Who were two war correspondents?
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Charles Bean and Ellis Ashmead-Barret
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Examples of Bravery in Gallipoli?
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Often fighting an invisible enemy and usually without a clear objective. Believed to be bravery British lacked.
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How were the Australians resourceful at Gallipoli
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Jam tin bombs and adapting their uniforms to suit the climate.
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What the result of Gallipoli
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Pointless. Anzacs evacuated during the night
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Alan Young: "If Gallipoli was the birth of the anzac acronym then the western front is...
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Where the anzac legend grew up, stood tall and cemented their place in international history, and also in our hearts"
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How many more lives were taken on the western front then at Gallipoli
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Five times the amount.
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Estimately, how many of the troops were the original Gallipoli ANZACS
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25%
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An example of mateship on the western front...
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Breaking the straight line battle formation and staying in groups of men they trained with. Bean: "sticking to ones mates sustains them"
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A morbid resourcefulness on the western front?
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Using bodies as barricades and utilising captured enemy weapons.
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An example of Australians having high self esteem
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They were said to not compare themselves to other nations, but rather to other battalions
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Dead body smell at the battle of
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Fremelles
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When did the battle of Fremelles take place?
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19-20 July 1916
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Example of bravery at the battle of Fremelles...
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The British refused to go there so they sent the Australians to a pointless Battle. The aussies knew it was futile, but did it anyway.
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