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Australian soldiers bandaging a wounded comrade's head wound with a first-aid dressing, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 1915.
Issue those blokes helmets for goodness sakes.
Issue those blokes helmets for goodness sakes.
The Gallipoli Campaign was in February 1915. Helmets were not a thing for the British and Commonwealth forces at that time. They started to filter in by about September and even then they were given to areas not individuals so men shared helmets initially. If you relieved the guy on the frontline he gave you his helmet as he passed on the way back to the rear.
The German Stalhelm helmet only began distribution in December 1915.
The NZ Wellington Infantry Battalion preparing to board a troopship in Oct 1914. Few survived Gallipoli unscathed.
Aussie member providing a drink of water to a wounded Turkish soldier during the Gallipoli campaign, 1915.
The Imperial Camel Corps was an infantry brigade of the British Empire raised in December 1916 during the war for service in the Middle East.
The brigade became part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and fought in several battles and engagements, in the Senussi Campaign, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and in the Arab Revolt. The ICC, which suffered 246 men killed, was disbanded in May 1919 after the end of the war.
This photo shows Australian members of the Imperial Camel Corps near Jaffa in Palestine prepare to mount.
Pacific Islanders in NZEF uniform — Cook Islands and Niue men who volunteered for service during WWI. They fought in Egypt, France, and the Middle East, far from their island homes.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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Aircraft of the 1st Australian Flying Corps line a dusty airfield in Palestine, where air power was becoming an increasingly important part of desert warfare. These units carried out reconnaissance, bombing, and ground support missions that helped shape the campaign against Ottoman forces.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
Australian Flying Corps personnel render a final salute at the funeral of Manfred von Richthofen, the famed “Red Baron,” in 1918. The ceremony reflects the chivalric respect often shown to fallen airmen, even between bitter enemies.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
The irrepressible Australians at Anzac. An Australian bringing in a wounded comrade to hospital. Dardanelles Campaign, circa 1915.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
Australian soldiers watching the ascent of an observation balloon over Ypres.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
(Colorized) Australian soldiers drawing water from the village pump at Fleurbaix, France, May 1916.
