Photo Album of Anzacs at Gallipoli


Anzacs in the trenches at Lone Pine

Anzacs dragging a water tank up the hill on a two wheel cart. Note the hills.

The only bathing facility was the ocean and it was in reach of the Turkish artillery.

Anzac dugouts: "Home sweet home".

	Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Purple Cross and framed certificate of award. Antique silver medal bear a purple enamel cross on the obverse with the embossed words, 'PURPLE CROSS AWARD'. Reverse shows 'RSPCA' and paw print logo, and is engraved 'Simpson's Donkey "Murphy".
	<<< John Simpson (Kirkpatrick): "The Man with the Donkey"
Awarded posthumously to Simpson's donkey 'Murphy'. Certificate further states, 'and for all the donkeys used by John Simpson Kirkpatrick, for the exceptional work they performed on behalf of humans while under continual fire at Gallipoli during World War I (1915)'. Presented to the Australian War Memorial at a ceremony on 19 May 1997. Colonel (later General Sir John) Monash, commanding 4 Australian Infantry Brigade, wrote at the time of Simpson's death: 'This man has been working in this valley since 26th April, in collecting wounded, and carrying them to the dressing stations. He had a small donkey which he used, to carry all cases unable to walk. Private Simpson and his little beast earned the admiration of everyone at the upper end of the valley. They worked all day and night throughout the whole period since the landing, and help rendered to the wounded was invaluable. Simpson knew no fear and moved unconcernedly amid shrapnel and rifle fire, steadily carrying out his self-imposed task day by day, and he frequently earned the applause of the personnel for his many fearless rescues of wounded men from areas subject to rifle and shrapnel fire.'

The Turkish equivalent of Simpson and his Donkey

Men getting ready to be evacuated, Anzac area, Gallipoli

Group portrait of Australian prisoners at Afion Kara Hissar.

In the back row from left to right; Lieutenant (Lt) L H Luscombe of the 14th Battalion AIF, captured on Gallipoli on 8 August 1915, Lt S R Jordan of the 9th Battalion also captured on Gallipoli in June 1915, Lt W E Elston of the 16th Battalion, captured on Gallipoli on 26 April 1915 and Captain J A Brown, a Sydney doctor serving as a Medical Officer with the Gloucestershire

Yeomanry, captured on the Palestine front in 1916. In the front row from left to right; Lt C H Vautin of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) captured on the Palestine front in July 1917, Captain T W White AFC, captured on the Mesopotamian front in November 1915 and Lt W H Treloar AFC, captured on the Mesopotamian front in September 1915.